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*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet website also provides many images of patents. | *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet website also provides many images of patents. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 FS Library films beginning with film 1501522,{{FSC|511740|item}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | ||
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*The [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/maps/ Wisconsin Historical Society Library] has some county maps, land atlases, and plat books | *The [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/maps/ Wisconsin Historical Society Library] has some county maps, land atlases, and plat books | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The FS Library films for Minnesota are 1445629–76. {{FSC|607931|item}} Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 FS Library films beginning with 1445277 {{FSC|607931|item}}. | ||
*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Wisconsin land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Wisconsin are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search ] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Wisconsin land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Wisconsin are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search ] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | ||
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