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== Online Resources == | |||
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.'' | |||
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images | *'''1788-1960s''' [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records | ||
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only - index | |||
*''' | *'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 Nebraska, Homestead Records, 1863-1908] ($) | *'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 Nebraska, Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry ($) | ||
* | *'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1890-1908''' {{RecordSearch|1840496|Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records, 1890-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*''' | *[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | ||
*[ | *[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | |||
==Nebraska Land Records== | |||
[[Nebraska Genealogy|Nebraska]] is a public domain state, in which land is surveyed and transferred to private ownership through federal land offices. See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]]. Settlers could either purchase the land or, after the passage of the National Homestead Act in 1862, receive homesteads. | [[Nebraska Genealogy|Nebraska]] is a public domain state, in which land is surveyed and transferred to private ownership through federal land offices. See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]]. Settlers could either purchase the land or, after the passage of the National Homestead Act in 1862, receive homesteads. | ||
The first land office in Nebraska was established at Omaha in 1855. The | The first land office in Nebraska was established at Omaha in 1855. The FamilySearch Library has research handbooks for many counties describing the evolution of the land office districts. | ||
Each local land office kept tract books and township plats. Records of the land offices and microfilm copies of all tracts are at the Nebraska State Historical Society. | Each local land office kept tract books and township plats. Records of the land offices and microfilm copies of all tracts are at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The NSHS library has a collection of over 500 county atlases or plat books. The approximate time period of these atlases and plat books is 1885 to the present. Of these estimated 500 atlases/plat books, 147 have been microfilmed. These are mainly from 1885 to 1947, though not every county has an atlas for every year. | ||
A database has been developed to give an accurate account of our holdings and to help researchers in verifying the existence of atlases/plat books for their years of interest. | A database has been developed to give an accurate account of our holdings and to help researchers in verifying the existence of atlases/plat books for their years of interest. | ||
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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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Many large [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads|sections of land were granted]] to the Union Pacific Railroad, which then sold it to settlers through its own land offices. Many of the records of these transactions were destroyed in a fire. The Burlington Railroad also sold land. Microfilm copies of these records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society. | Many large [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads|sections of land were granted]] to the Union Pacific Railroad, which then sold it to settlers through its own land offices. Many of the records of these transactions were destroyed in a fire. The Burlington Railroad also sold land. Microfilm copies of these records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society. | ||
After land has been transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded at county offices. The | After land has been transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded at county offices. The FamilySearch Library does not have copies of the county land records. You can obtain copies of deeds and mortgages from the recorder in each county. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Nebraska|Nebraska}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | {{Nebraska|Nebraska}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:Nebraska, United States | [[Category:Nebraska, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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