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Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | ||
*Iowa Land Department ''Tract Books of Iowa Land Districts, 1838 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL| | *Iowa Land Department ''Tract Books of Iowa Land Districts, 1838 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|405858|item}}, on 45 films 1011597–641. These records list the name of the purchaser, the date of purchase, the name of the person who patented the land, the patent date, and the number of acres. To use these records, you need to know the township, range and section where your ancestor’s land was located. This information can be found in deed records or land ownership maps. (For more information, see the "[[Iowa Maps|Maps]]" page.) | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL| | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with 1445288. {{FHL|607931|item}}. | ||
*[http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/index.html State Historical Society of Iowa] has some plat maps located within the [http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/county-records/index.html county records] section. | *[http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/index.html State Historical Society of Iowa] has some plat maps located within the [http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/county-records/index.html county records] section. | ||