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'''Seven states index.''' Seven states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah) have an entryman name index for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> This index is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC. | '''Seven states index.''' Seven states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah) have an entryman name index for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> This index is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC. | ||
'''Online index.''' An important computerized index of <u>patented</u> land entries 1820-1908 for all [ | '''Online index.''' An important computerized index of <u>patented</u> land entries 1820-1908 for all [[United_States_Land_and_Property#United_States|federal land states]] is available on the Internet at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ BLM Land Patent Search] site.<ref name="Haw5">Hawkins, 5.</ref> | ||
'''Other indexes.''' Selected states may have indexed their own land records. Use Internet search engines like ''Google '' to find statewide land indexes that can be used to find legal land descriptions by section number, township number, and range number. ''For example'', see the [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/tractbooks.shtml Nebraska 1860-1954 Tract Books Index]. | '''Other indexes.''' Selected states may have indexed their own land records. Use Internet search engines like ''Google '' to find statewide land indexes that can be used to find legal land descriptions by section number, township number, and range number. ''For example'', see the [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/tractbooks.shtml Nebraska 1860-1954 Tract Books Index]. | ||
===== Obtaining patented case files ===== | ===== Obtaining patented case files ===== | ||