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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" valign="bottom" | '''Step 1.''' Find the legal land description of the property:<br> | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" valign="bottom" | '''Step 1.''' Find the legal land description of the property:<br> | ||
:'''A.''' in an index under an ancestor's name, or <br> | :'''A.''' in an index under an ancestor's name, or <br> | ||
:'''B.''' by | :'''B.''' by browsing appropriate tract books page-by-page for an ancestor's name.<br> | ||
'''Step 2.''' Submit NATF-84 (a land entry case file request form), and $50 to the National Archives. | '''Step 2.''' Submit NATF-84 (a land entry case file request form), and $50 to the National Archives. | ||
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'''Step 1B. Search tract books page-by-page.''' Alternatively, '''''IF ''''' you cannot find elsewhere the section, township number, and range number, you could search page-by-page through the tract books for the county where an ancestor lived until you find his or her name. | '''Step 1B. Search tract books page-by-page.''' Alternatively, '''''IF ''''' you cannot find elsewhere the section, township number, and range number, you could search page-by-page through the tract books for the county where an ancestor lived until you find his or her name. | ||
:'''1Bi.''' The following sources can help narrow the number of tract books to search: | :'''1Bi.''' The following sources can help narrow the number of tract books to search: | ||
:*'''''Coverage table'''''. Use the description of the townships and ranges covered in each tract book as described in the [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)|'''Tract Books Coverage Table''']] to narrow down the volumes you will need to view to find an ancestor's land entry. ''For example:'' [[Image:Tract books coverage table example.png|center|600px|Tract books coverage table example.png]] | :*'''''Coverage table'''''. Use the description of the townships and ranges covered in each tract book as described in the [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)|'''Tract Books Coverage Table''']] to narrow down the volumes you will need to view to find an ancestor's land entry. ''For example:'' [[Image:Tract books coverage table example.png|center|600px|Tract books coverage table example.png]] | ||
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:*'''''Land offices'''''. Tract books for some states, such as Alabama and Ohio are organized by land office. Others are organized for the whole state. "Appendix B" in ''Land and Property Research in the United States '' shows the varying land office boundaries in each state over many years.<ref>Hone, 269-497.</ref> | :*'''''Land offices'''''. Tract books for some states, such as Alabama and Ohio are organized by land office. Others are organized for the whole state. "Appendix B" in ''Land and Property Research in the United States '' shows the varying land office boundaries in each state over many years.<ref>Hone, 269-497.</ref> | ||
:'''1Bii. | :'''1Bii. Browse the tract books.''' To browse the online tract books 1820-1980, [http://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2074276/waypoints click here]. | ||
::⇒Select the "State"<br> | ::⇒Select the "State"<br> | ||