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''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Kentucky]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Kentucky_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]''  


{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information such as the name of a spouse, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors.  
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You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if the ancestor served in the military, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, or other clues for further research. Sale of the land may show when the person left and may mention where he or she was moving to.  
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information such as the name of a spouse, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors.  


Kentucky was a "state-land" state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders.  
You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if the ancestor served in the military, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, or other clues for further research. {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Sale of the land may show when the person left and &nbsp;may mention where he or she was moving to.&nbsp;


Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River it was surveyed in townships. Several types of land grants were issued in Kentucky. Warrants authorizing surveys of the desired land were issued to persons qualified to receive grants for military service (military warrants) or cash payments (treasury warrants).&nbsp;The Land Grant Process consists of the following steps:  
Kentucky was a "state-land" state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders. Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River it was surveyed in townships. Several types of land grants were issued in Kentucky. Warrants authorizing surveys of the desired land were issued to persons qualified to receive grants for military service (military warrants) or cash payments (treasury warrants).&nbsp;The Land Grant Process consists of the following steps:  


#A person selected a piece of vacant land. They applied for it by entering a claim that described its features to a government official or entry-taker who recorded it. Entries/applications list the name of the person seeking the land, a description of the land, the number of acres, the name of adjacent land owners, and the date the entry was made.  
#A person selected a piece of vacant land. They applied for it by entering a claim that described its features to a government official or entry-taker who recorded it. Entries/applications list the name of the person seeking the land, a description of the land, the number of acres, the name of adjacent land owners, and the date the entry was made.  
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Most microfilms in the Family History&nbsp;Library's (FHL) collection&nbsp;can be sent to a family history center near you. Do the following steps in the FHL online catalog to locate film numbers:  
Most microfilms in the Family History&nbsp;Library's (FHL) collection&nbsp;can be sent to a family history center near you. Do the following steps in the FHL online catalog to locate film numbers:  


#Go to&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch] (www.familysearch.org)
#Go to&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch] (www.familysearch.org)  
#Select “Library Catalog” from either the “Search” or the “Library” drop down menu.  
#Select “Library Catalog” from either the “Search” or the “Library” drop down menu.  
#From the “Search the Family History Library Catalog” screen click on “Place Search.”  
#From the “Search the Family History Library Catalog” screen click on “Place Search.”  
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Adkinson, Kandie. ''The Kentucky Land Grant System'', Newsletter (Marshall County Genealogical Society: Kentucky) 13, no. 4 (October 1998): 25–28.  
Adkinson, Kandie. ''The Kentucky Land Grant System'', Newsletter (Marshall County Genealogical Society: Kentucky) 13, no. 4 (October 1998): 25–28.  


[[United States Land and Property]] describes government land grants, grants from states, and major resources, many of which include Kentucky.
[[United States Land and Property]] describes government land grants, grants from states, and major resources, many of which include Kentucky.  


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