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*The Missouri State Archives has [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/land.asp land records] dealing with: | *The Missouri State Archives has [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/land.asp land records] dealing with: | ||
:*Township School Land, 1820 - 1900. Land given by the federal government to Missouri to benefit public education. | :*Township School Land, 1820 - 1900. Land given by the federal government to Missouri to benefit public education. | ||
:*Seminary and Saline Land, 1820 - 1825. The federal government donated land for a seminary of learning or a state university. The saline lands were set aside by the state and a percentage of the proceeds were designated for the development of roads and canals. These saline lands were located in Pike, Ralls, Cooper, Saline and Howard counties. | :*Seminary and Saline Land, 1820 - 1825. The federal government donated land for a seminary of learning or a state university. The saline lands were set aside by the state and a percentage of the proceeds were designated for the development of roads and canals. These saline lands were located in Pike, Ralls, Cooper, Saline and Howard counties. | ||
:*Swamp land records for the 1800s. Located in the counties of New Madrid, Scott, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, Wayne, Butler, Stoddard and Ripley. | :*Swamp land records for the 1800s. Located in the counties of New Madrid, Scott, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, Wayne, Butler, Stoddard and Ripley. | ||
==== Surveys ==== | |||
Missouri uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range.The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the center line, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the center line. | |||
*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|973 E7an 1991}}. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. | |||
*United States General Land Office ''Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys'' {{FHL|1065682}} | |||
==== Tract Books ==== | |||
=== State Land Patents === | === State Land Patents === | ||