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The following offices have federal land records for Utah: | The following offices have federal land records for Utah: | ||
'''Bureau of Land Management<br | '''Bureau of Land Management<br>'''Utah State Office<br>324 South State Street Suite 400<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2303<br>Telephone: 801-539-4001<br>Fax: 801-539-4260 <br>Internet: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en.html | ||
This office has copies of patents and tractbooks from 1869 to the present, survey plats and notes beginning in the 1850s, and township plats showing who the land was sold to. | This office has copies of patents and tractbooks from 1869 to the present, survey plats and notes beginning in the 1850s, and township plats showing who the land was sold to. | ||
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'''The National Archives — Rocky Mountain Region<br | '''The National Archives — Rocky Mountain Region<br>'''Building 48 — Denver Federal Center<br>West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street <br>P.O. Box 25307<br>Denver, CO 80255-0307<br>Telephone (General Inquiries): (303) 236-0817<br>(Genealogy Inquiries): (303) 236-0806<br>Fax: (303) 236-9297<br>E-mail: [mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov denver.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/facilities/co/denver.html | ||
The Denver Branch has land office records for Utah, including correspondence, surveys, homestead and cash entry registers, receipts, and final certificates. An inventory of their land records is: | The Denver Branch has land office records for Utah, including correspondence, surveys, homestead and cash entry registers, receipts, and final certificates. An inventory of their land records is: | ||
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Barker, Joel ''Preliminary Inventory of Land Management - Utah''. Denver, Colorado: Archives Branch, Federal Archives and Records Center, 1979 (FHL book 979.2 A1 No. 56). This book provides a history of the land dealings and surveys. It lists what is available, the dates, how it is arranged, and a description. | Barker, Joel ''Preliminary Inventory of Land Management - Utah''. Denver, Colorado: Archives Branch, Federal Archives and Records Center, 1979 (FHL book 979.2 A1 No. 56). This book provides a history of the land dealings and surveys. It lists what is available, the dates, how it is arranged, and a description. | ||
'''National Archives & Records Administration<br | '''National Archives & Records Administration<br>'''7th Pennsylvania Avenue<br>Washington, D.C. 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5400<br>Fax: 202-501-5340<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/ <u>http://www.archives.gov/</u>] | ||
Mailing Address:<br | Mailing Address:<br>General Branch<br>Civil Archives Division<br>National Archives<br>Washington, D.C. 20408 | ||
The Washington National Records Center at http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/ | The Washington National Records Center at http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/ has the tract books of entries to about 1964, two indexed case files from 1869 to 1908, and the other file from 1908 to about 1973, and patents from 1869 to 1908. | ||
'''The Bureau of Land Management<br | '''The Bureau of Land Management<br>'''Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609 <br>Internet: http://www.es.blm.gov/aboutus/phonebook/whereweare.php | ||
The Bureau has land patents for Utah since 1908. | The Bureau has land patents for Utah since 1908. | ||
=== State Land Records <br | === State Land Records <br>(1896-present) === | ||
At the time of statehood, the federal government granted the state of Utah four sections of land in each township. The state has sold or leased some of this land. State land is managed by: | At the time of statehood, the federal government granted the state of Utah four sections of land in each township. The state has sold or leased some of this land. State land is managed by: | ||
'''Utah State Government'''<br | '''Utah State Government'''<br>State Lands and Forestry<br>1594 W. North Temple Street Suite 3520<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703<br>Telephone: 801-538-5100<br>Fax: 801-533-4111<br>Internet: [http://www.nr.utah.gov/ <u>http://www.nr.utah.gov/</u>] | ||
Mailing Address:<br | Mailing Address:<br>Box 145703<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703 | ||
This office has public sale files, patents, and certificates of sale since 1896. They also have lease files from the 1860s. Agreements and applications to purchase land since 1896 have been sent to the Utah State Archives. | This office has public sale files, patents, and certificates of sale since 1896. They also have lease files from the 1860s. Agreements and applications to purchase land since 1896 have been sent to the Utah State Archives. | ||
=== County Land Records <br | === County Land Records <br>(After 1869) === | ||
After the federal government transferred land to private owners, it could be sold again, inherited, or lost by foreclosure. In Utah, these transactions have been recorded in the county recorder's office. The Family History Library has a few of these records from some counties. They are usually indexed by grantor and grantee for each volume. | After the federal government transferred land to private owners, it could be sold again, inherited, or lost by foreclosure. In Utah, these transactions have been recorded in the county recorder's office. The Family History Library has a few of these records from some counties. They are usually indexed by grantor and grantee for each volume. | ||
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