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=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
After land has been transferred from government to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are recorded by the county. Sometimes patents were also recorded as deeds. | After land has been transferred from government to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are recorded by the county. Sometimes patents were also recorded as deeds. | ||
To start your deed search, first determine the county covering the land at the time the deed was made. Then contact that county recorders office. You might be able to obtain a copy of a county land record by writing to the county recorder, but most likely you will have the visit the recorders office. | To start your deed search, first determine the county covering the land at the time the deed was made. Then contact that county recorders office. You might be able to obtain a copy of a county land record by writing to the county recorder, but most likely you will have the visit the recorders office. Some counties have land records online, check the county website for the recorders office.<br> | ||
The Family History Library has copies of these records for only a few counties. [http://geology.com/county-map/nevada.shtml See a map of the 16 counties in Nevada].<br> | The Family History Library has copies of these records for only a few counties. [http://geology.com/county-map/nevada.shtml See a map of the 16 counties in Nevada].<br> | ||