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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. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL| | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with 145278, {{FHL|607931|item}}. | ||
*Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Michigan are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Michigan are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | ||