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[[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property]] > [[Utah|Utah]]  
[[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property]] > [[Utah|Utah]]  


[[Image:Salt Lake Base and Meridian 2.JPG|thumb|Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian Marker located on the corner of South Temple and Main Street]]  
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Land records are primarily used to learn when and where an individual lived. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. Also, you may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research.  
Land records are primarily used to learn when and where an individual lived. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. Also, you may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research.  
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*Linford, Lawrence, L. ''Establishing and Maintaining Land Ownership in Utah Prior to 1869 in Utah Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 42 no. 2, Spring 1974: 126-43''. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1338676&disp=v%2E+42+%281974%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.2 H2u].) This is a history describing how lands were divided. It is full of quotations from journals and newspapers. Primarily, it covers Salt Lake City.
*Linford, Lawrence, L. ''Establishing and Maintaining Land Ownership in Utah Prior to 1869 in Utah Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 42 no. 2, Spring 1974: 126-43''. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1338676&disp=v%2E+42+%281974%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.2 H2u].) This is a history describing how lands were divided. It is full of quotations from journals and newspapers. Primarily, it covers Salt Lake City.


Web Site: For a detailed history of Original Land Titles in Utah, see: http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/land-original-title.htm#recorders
Web Site: For a detailed history of Original Land Titles in Utah, see: http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/land-original-title.htm#recorders  


=== Federal Land Records (1869-Present)  ===
=== Federal Land Records (1869-Present)  ===
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=== Web Sites  ===
=== Web Sites  ===


http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/land.htm
http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/land.htm  


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