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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.'' | |||
*'''1788-1960s''' [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records | |||
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | |||
*'''1854-1879''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4132 Kansas Settlers, 1854-1879] at Ancestry - Index ($) | |||
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], images | |||
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | |||
*[http://www.kshs.org/p/land-records-and-maps/11083 Land Records at the State Archives] at Kansas State Historical Society - various resources | |||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | |||
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners | |||
==Kansas Land Records== | |||
=== Federal Land Records === | === Federal Land Records === | ||
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Large sections of land were granted to railroad companies, primarily to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad and to the Union Pacific Railroad. These two companies sold many acres of land to settlers through their own land offices. The Kansas State Historical Society has some records of the railroad grants. | Large sections of land were granted to railroad companies, primarily to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad and to the Union Pacific Railroad. These two companies sold many acres of land to settlers through their own land offices. The Kansas State Historical Society has some records of the railroad grants. | ||
== County Land Records == | |||
After land was transferred from the government by sale or grant to private hands, it could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or redistributed through a divorce. These transactions should be recorded by the county clerk in the form of deeds and mortgages. You can obtain copies of the documents by contacting the appropriate clerk's office in each county. The FamilySearch Library is presently acquiring microfilm copies of the deeds in the county courthouses. | After land was transferred from the government by sale or grant to private hands, it could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or redistributed through a divorce. These transactions should be recorded by the county clerk in the form of deeds and mortgages. You can obtain copies of the documents by contacting the appropriate clerk's office in each county. The FamilySearch Library is presently acquiring microfilm copies of the deeds in the county courthouses. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<br> {{Kansas|Kansas}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | <br> {{Kansas|Kansas}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:Kansas, United States | [[Category:Kansas, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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