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== Government Land Transfers == | == Government Land Transfers == | ||
When the area that is now [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]] became part of the [[United States|United States]], a few prior land claims by early pioneers were settled in the courts, though most of the land was unclaimed. This unclaimed land became the public domain, was surveyed, divided into townships (36 square miles), range and section (one square mile within the township) and then sold through land offices. The first general land office to serve Illinois was at [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]], which opened for land sales to the general public in 1814. | When the area that is now [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]] became part of the [[United States Genealogy|United States]], a few prior land claims by early pioneers were settled in the courts, though most of the land was unclaimed. This unclaimed land became the public domain, was surveyed, divided into townships (36 square miles), range and section (one square mile within the township) and then sold through land offices. The first general land office to serve Illinois was at [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]], which opened for land sales to the general public in 1814. | ||
Illinois is termed a [[Government Land Grants|Federal land state]] (public domain), and the government granted land through [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|cash sales]], [[Homestead Records|homesteads]], [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Military bounty land|military bounty land warrants]] as well as granting other claims such as [[Mining Claims|mining]] and [[Timberland|timberland claims]]. Federal land purchases are contained in land entry case files held at the National Archives. Some of these files may contain valuable family information such as proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and Its Associated Records'']]. In order to obtain the case file, a legal description of the land is needed. Learn how to [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Obtaining_a_Legal_Description_of_the_Land|obtain the land description]]. | Illinois is termed a [[Government Land Grants|Federal land state]] (public domain), and the government granted land through [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|cash sales]], [[Homestead Records|homesteads]], [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Military bounty land|military bounty land warrants]] as well as granting other claims such as [[Mining Claims|mining]] and [[Timberland|timberland claims]]. Federal land purchases are contained in land entry case files held at the National Archives. Some of these files may contain valuable family information such as proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and Its Associated Records'']]. In order to obtain the case file, a legal description of the land is needed. Learn how to [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Obtaining_a_Legal_Description_of_the_Land|obtain the land description]]. | ||