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Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the | Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the Land Ordinance of 1785, was first applied to federal land grants in Ohio. | ||
Prior to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance Northwest Ordinance of 1787], the colonies of Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts all had claim on land that is now part of Ohio. Only Virginia and Connecticut continued to claim specific areas of Ohio land after 1787. | Prior to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance Northwest Ordinance of 1787], the colonies of Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts all had claim on land that is now part of Ohio. Only Virginia and Connecticut continued to claim specific areas of Ohio land after 1787. | ||
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'''[[Connecticut Western Reserve]]''' was sold to the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. The land was divided into shares in 1798. The [https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library] and the [http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Library], described in the "[[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" page, have extensive collections pertaining to the Western Reserve and the Firelands. | '''[[Connecticut Western Reserve]]''' was sold to the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. The land was divided into shares in 1798. The [https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library] and the [http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Library], described in the "[[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" page, have extensive collections pertaining to the Western Reserve and the Firelands. | ||
'''[ | '''[https://ohiohistory.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=36712546 Firelands or Sufferers Lands]'''. In 1781, nine towns in Connecticut were destroyed by the British. These lands in the west end of the Western Reserve were granted by Connecticut to the sufferers, their heirs, or assignees. Land was partitioned in 1808. See ''The Firelands Pioneer''<ref name="null">''The Firelands Pioneer''. Norwalk, Ohio: Firelands Historical Society, 1858-1878. {{WorldCat|2446934|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; (FS Library film {{FSC|299185|item}} film 1320962 items 1-13, contains vols. 1-13; book series 977.1 B2f; {{FSC|1245876|item}}, book 977.1 B2f for index 1858-1937; film {{FSC|71463|item}}, film 1320941 item 1; Obituary index, book {{FSC|1343892|item}}, book 977.1 B2f index supp. 1857-1909, fiche 6088685 (1 fiche).</ref> | ||
==== Land Districts==== | ==== Land Districts==== | ||