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== Washington Land Records == | == Washington Land Records == | ||
==Federal Land Records== | ===Federal Land Records=== | ||
Washington is a public land state. The area that now comprises the state was part of the public domain and was administered by the federal government through local land offices under the direction of the General Land Office (GLO), later known as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [https://www.blm.gov/oregon-washington]. The first land office in Washington was established at Olympia in 1855. | Washington is a public land state. The area that now comprises the state was part of the public domain and was administered by the federal government through local land offices under the direction of the General Land Office (GLO), later known as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [https://www.blm.gov/oregon-washington]. The first land office in Washington was established at Olympia in 1855. | ||
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Hudson Bay Company had rights to land in the Oregon Territory connected with their fur trade posts. These records can be found at the [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/cart_rec/postmap/usa_c.html Manitoba Archives]. These lands were transferred to the Washington Territory in 1871<ref>Governor Edward Salomon papers held at the Washington State Archives.</ref>, and do not show under Homestead Grants. <br> | Hudson Bay Company had rights to land in the Oregon Territory connected with their fur trade posts. These records can be found at the [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/cart_rec/postmap/usa_c.html Manitoba Archives]. These lands were transferred to the Washington Territory in 1871<ref>Governor Edward Salomon papers held at the Washington State Archives.</ref>, and do not show under Homestead Grants. <br> | ||
== County Land Records == | === County Land Records === | ||
After land was transferred from the government by sale or grant to private ownership, it could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or distributed through a divorce. These transactions are recorded at a county courthouse in the form of deeds and mortgages. You can obtain copies of these records by writing to the county auditor. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of county land records except for Clark County. | After land was transferred from the government by sale or grant to private ownership, it could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or distributed through a divorce. These transactions are recorded at a county courthouse in the form of deeds and mortgages. You can obtain copies of these records by writing to the county auditor. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of county land records except for Clark County. | ||
== State Land Records == | === State Land Records === | ||
Water rights applications, permits, and certificates were issued by the State Department of Ecology beginning in 1917. These records will be found at either the Department of Ecology or the Washington State Archives. The county auditor usually has copies. State land records generally provide the same kinds of information as other land records. | Water rights applications, permits, and certificates were issued by the State Department of Ecology beginning in 1917. These records will be found at either the Department of Ecology or the Washington State Archives. The county auditor usually has copies. State land records generally provide the same kinds of information as other land records. | ||
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