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*Some land patents, certificates, and other land documents for Minnesota have been indexed on one compact disc which may be found at the following places: | *Some land patents, certificates, and other land documents for Minnesota have been indexed on one compact disc which may be found at the following places: | ||
{{Block indent|*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. FamilySearch Library [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ FS Library Collection], CD-ROM no. 39. This does not circulate to FamilySearch Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. FamilySearch Library {{FSC|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 255.}} | |||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. On 160 FS Library films, Minnesota cards are found on {{FSC|511740|item}}, films 1501675-76. Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. On 160 FS Library films, Minnesota cards are found on {{FSC|511740|item}}, films 1501675-76. Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors. | ||
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The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/glo/Index.htm index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/glo/Index.htm index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
{{Block indent|*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. FS Library book {{FSC|456649|item}}, book 973 E7an 1991. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. Pages 297–320 contain township maps of Minnesota}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*Photocopies from the original Land Survey Field Notes are available through the [http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=2170&category=134&CFID=21306210&CFTOKEN=62111521 Minnesota State Historical Society.] The years available are 1848-1907.|2=1}} | |||
=== Tract Books === | === Tract Books === | ||
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*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the FamilySearch Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the FamilySearch Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|[name of county], Minnesota – Land and Property}} | |||
*Minnesota Historical Society Research Center<br>345 Kellogg Boulevard W.<br>St Paul, MN 55102-1906<br>Telephone: 651-296-2143<br>Fax: 651-297-7436 <br>Internet: [http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/mho/regcent.html www.mnhs.org/preserve/mho/regcent.html]<br>Holds microfilm copies of tract books and township plats. | *Minnesota Historical Society Research Center<br>345 Kellogg Boulevard W.<br>St Paul, MN 55102-1906<br>Telephone: 651-296-2143<br>Fax: 651-297-7436 <br>Internet: [http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/mho/regcent.html www.mnhs.org/preserve/mho/regcent.html]<br>Holds microfilm copies of tract books and township plats. | ||
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The actual patents may be found on line at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office web site (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | The actual patents may be found on line at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office web site (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | ||
{{Block indent|*Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1523<br>Fax: 703-440-1599<br>}} | |||
=== Land Entry Case Files === | === Land Entry Case Files === | ||
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Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and it's Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and it's Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | ||
{{Block indent|*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives]}} | |||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 BLM-GLO web site]: | To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 BLM-GLO web site]: | ||
{{Block indent|*Name of the purchaser }} | |||
{{Block indent|*State where the land was purchased. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Name of the land office. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Type of certificate (homestead, cash, bounty-land warrant, mining, timberland etc.) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Certificate number or patent number}} | |||
== State Land Office and Records == | == State Land Office and Records == | ||
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