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[[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property | [[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property]]>[[Michigan|Michigan]] | ||
=== Land Grants by France and England === | === Land Grants by France and England === | ||
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When the U.S. acquired the area, unclaimed land became the public domain. Land was surveyed and distributed through land offices. The first office opened in Detroit in 1818. The records of all of the land offices are at the National Archives, at the Michigan State Archives, and on microfilm at the Library of Michigan. | When the U.S. acquired the area, unclaimed land became the public domain. Land was surveyed and distributed through land offices. The first office opened in Detroit in 1818. The records of all of the land offices are at the National Archives, at the Michigan State Archives, and on microfilm at the Library of Michigan. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has an online | The Bureau of Land Management has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ index] to land patents in Michigan. The patent search usually provides a digital image of the original patent. | ||
The Michigan State Archives also has plat and tract books, landownership maps, and numerous tax rolls. The Bentley Historical Library has copies of the plat and tract books. Original land entry case files are at the National Archives. Land patents are at the Bureau of Land Management (350 S. Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304). | The Michigan State Archives also has plat and tract books, landownership maps, and numerous tax rolls. The Bentley Historical Library has copies of the plat and tract books. Original land entry case files are at the National Archives. Land patents are at the Bureau of Land Management (350 S. Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304). | ||
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United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Michigan Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats''. Version 7.3. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=706833&disp=Michigan+cash+and+homestead+entries%2C+c%20%20&columns=*,0,0 compact disc no. 22]. Not available at Family History 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. | United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Michigan Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats''. Version 7.3. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=706833&disp=Michigan+cash+and+homestead+entries%2C+c%20%20&columns=*,0,0 compact disc no. 22]. Not available at Family History 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. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has | The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey plats for Michigan. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
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http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17445_19270---,00.html | http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17445_19270---,00.html | ||
http://www.michlist.com/ http://www.michlist.com | |||
http://land-records.com/land-records/michigan-land-records.htm | http://land-records.com/land-records/michigan-land-records.htm | ||
== References == | == References == | ||