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=== Federal Land Records === | === Federal Land Records === | ||
After 1862, settlers could apply for homestead land in [[Montana]] through the General Land Office in Washington, DC. Eventually they could apply for land through eight local land offices. The first local land office was established in Helena in 1867. | After 1862, settlers could apply for homestead land in [[Montana Genealogy|Montana]] through the General Land Office in Washington, DC. Eventually they could apply for land through eight local land offices. The first local land office was established in Helena in 1867. | ||
The land office records are at the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]. The county courthouses also have records of patents on homesteads. Tract books, township plats, and pre-1908 patent records are at the: | The land office records are at the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]. The county courthouses also have records of patents on homesteads. Tract books, township plats, and pre-1908 patent records are at the: | ||