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The local offices recorded each transaction in a section of land in tract books. They also created township plats, which are maps of land entries within each township. | The local offices recorded each transaction in a section of land in tract books. They also created township plats, which are maps of land entries within each township. | ||
After a settler completed the requirements for land entry, his case file was sent to the [[Land Patent Search|General Land Office]] in Washington, D.C., where a patent (first-title deed) was issued. To locate the land entry or homestead case file for your ancestor, you will need to know either the patent number or the legal description (range, township, section) of the land. The county recorder of deeds may be able to tell you the legal description of the land from county land records. You may also be able to pinpoint the exact location of a tract by searching the entries in the tract book covering the approximate area concerned. | After a settler completed the requirements for land entry, his case file was sent to the [[Land Patent Search|General Land Office]] in Washington, D.C., where a patent (first-title deed) was issued. To locate the land entry or homestead case file for your ancestor, you will need to know either the patent number or the legal description (range, township, section) of the land. The county recorder of deeds may be able to tell you the legal description of the land from county land records. You may also be able to pinpoint the exact location of a tract by searching the entries in the tract book covering the approximate area concerned.<br> | ||
Federal Land Patents are searchable and images available online at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Official Federal Land Records] site. They have a variety of Land Patents on their site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents. They also have Survey Plats and Field Notes online for Wyoming.<br> | |||
For copies of the tract books, township plats, and patent records, contact: | For copies of the tract books, township plats, and patent records, contact: | ||