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:*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 ==== | ==== 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. | 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. | ||
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*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. | *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'' | *United States General Land Office ''Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys'' {{FHL|1065682}} | ||
==== Tract Books ==== | ==== Tract Books ==== | ||
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Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | ||
*United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Boonville'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442643}}-44 | *United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Boonville'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442643}}-44 | ||
*United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Palmyra and St. Louis'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442633}}item 1, 2, 3 - 2442636 items 1 and 2 | *United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Palmyra and St. Louis'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442633}}item 1, 2, 3 - 2442636 items 1 and 2 | ||
*United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Plattsburg'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442642}}item 1. | *United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Plattsburg'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442642}}item 1. | ||
*United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Springfield'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442636}}item 3 and 4-2442641 | *United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Springfield'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442636}}item 3 and 4-2442641 | ||
*United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), St. Louis East'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442642}}items 2 - 3. | *United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), St. Louis East'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442642}}items 2 - 3. | ||
*United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Fayette'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442620}}-632 | *United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ''Tract books (Missouri), Fayette'' Washington, District of Columbia : Bureau of Land Management, 1956. {{FHL|2442620}}-632 | ||
*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats from the Missouri land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Missouri are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the Family History Library Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats from the Missouri land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Missouri are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
:[name of county], Missouri – Land and Property | :[name of county], Missouri – Land and Property | ||
==== Patents ==== | |||
When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. | |||
*The actual patents may be found on line at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office web site (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | |||
:*Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1523<br>Fax: 703-440-1599 | |||
==== Land Entry Case Files ==== | |||
Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and it's Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | |||
:*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | |||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ BLM-GLO web site]: | |||
:*Name of the purchaser | |||
:*State where the land was purchased. | |||
:*Name of the land office. | |||
:*Type of certificate (homestead, cash, bounty-land warrant, mining, timberland etc.) | |||
:*Certificate number or patent number | |||
=== State Land Patents === | === State Land Patents === | ||