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:The first land offices to sell Congress lands were established in 1800. When land in one district was almost completely distributed, the few parcels left were sold by a new land office that had opened up further west. Arranged by first year of operation, the federal land offices in Ohio were located in: | :The first land offices to sell Congress lands were established in 1800. When land in one district was almost completely distributed, the few parcels left were sold by a new land office that had opened up further west. Arranged by first year of operation, the federal land offices in Ohio were located in: | ||
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*''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Surveyor General. ''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1954-1957. (On 90 Family History Library films beginning with 196228 item 7, {{FHL|347743|item}}.</ref>Arranged by section, range, and township. | *''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Surveyor General. ''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1954-1957. (On 90 Family History Library films beginning with 196228 item 7, {{FHL|347743|item}}.</ref>Arranged by section, range, and township. | ||
*''Township Plats of Selected States'' <ref>United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. Family History Library films 1578331-397, {{FHL|573261|item}}. Ohio is on films 1578384-388.</ref>Many of these plats show their drainage, roads, trails, boundaries of private land claims, physical features, and the township and section lines. | *''Township Plats of Selected States'' <ref>United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. Family History Library films 1578331-397, {{FHL|573261|item}}. Ohio is on films 1578384-388.</ref>Many of these plats show their drainage, roads, trails, boundaries of private land claims, physical features, and the township and section lines. | ||
*[[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants#U.S. | *[[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants#U.S._Military_District_Bounty_Land_Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants for the U.S. Military District of Ohio]] Contains land warrants dated 1789 to 1833 and related papers dated as late as 1880. The first film is an index to the collection. | ||
*''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio'' <ref>United States. Land Office (Ohio). ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (Family History Library films 182624-70. {{FHL|312389|item}}.</ref>Registers of receipts, certificates, and entries for various land offices in Ohio, 1788 to 1876. Most are in chronological order of the transaction. Records contain the name of the purchaser, date of transaction, description of the land, and sometimes the residence of the purchaser and other information. Most volumes are not indexed by name. | *''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio'' <ref>United States. Land Office (Ohio). ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (Family History Library films 182624-70. {{FHL|312389|item}}.</ref>Registers of receipts, certificates, and entries for various land offices in Ohio, 1788 to 1876. Most are in chronological order of the transaction. Records contain the name of the purchaser, date of transaction, description of the land, and sometimes the residence of the purchaser and other information. Most volumes are not indexed by name. | ||
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:CONNECTICUT - LAND AND PROPERTY | :CONNECTICUT - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
<br>Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, has the Ohio Company records. | <br>Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, has the Ohio Company records. | ||
=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
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*[http://www.woolkochpublishing.com/ Ohio Land Office Records] | *[http://www.woolkochpublishing.com/ Ohio Land Office Records] | ||
'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | |||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | |||
*[[Ohio,Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio, Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Ohio,Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio, Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||