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Between 1862 and 1986 about 10 percent of all land in the United States, 270,000,000 acres (420,000 sq mi), were transferred from federal to private control through 1.6 million granted homesteads.<ref>United States, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, “About the Homestead Act” in ''Homestead National Monument of America'' at http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/abouthomesteadactlaw.htm (accessed 5 February 2010).</ref> | Between 1862 and 1986 about 10 percent of all land in the United States, 270,000,000 acres (420,000 sq mi), were transferred from federal to private control through 1.6 million granted homesteads.<ref>United States, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, “About the Homestead Act” in ''Homestead National Monument of America'' at http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/abouthomesteadactlaw.htm (accessed 5 February 2010).</ref> | ||
[[Homestead Records|Homestead]] applications and other land office records are available | [[Homestead Records|Homestead]] applications and other land office records are available from: | ||
'''Textual Reference Branch'''<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/ | '''Textual Reference Branch'''<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/ | ||
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Mailing Address:<br>Box 1828<br>Cheyenne, WY 82003 | Mailing Address:<br>Box 1828<br>Cheyenne, WY 82003 | ||
You will need a legal description of the land to search these files effectively. See the [[Homestead Records]] Wiki page for instructions about using the online GLO-BLM Land Patent Search to find this description and obtain application files. | You will need a legal description of the land to search these files effectively. See the [[Homestead Records]] Wiki page for instructions about using the online GLO-BLM Land Patent Search to find this description and obtain application files. | ||
==== Online Resources ==== | |||
*[[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1890-1908 - free index courtesy of Fold3.com (1,824 cases). | |||
*[[Nebraska Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Nebraska Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1863-1908. | |||
*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] (See [http://www.fold3.com/title_650/homestead_records_ne/ Homestead Records (NE)]) | |||
=== Railroad Lands === | === Railroad Lands === | ||