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*Some land patents, certificates, and other land documents for Minnesota have been indexed on one compact disc which may be found at the following places: | *Some land patents, certificates, and other land documents for Minnesota have been indexed on one compact disc which may be found at the following places: | ||
:*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. | :*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. FamilySearch Library [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ FS Library Collection], CD-ROM no. 39. This does not circulate to Family History Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | ||
:*Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. | :*Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. FamilySearch Library {{FSC|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 255. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. On 160 FS Library films, Minnesota cards are found on {{FSC|511740|item}}, films 1501675-76. Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. On 160 FS Library films, Minnesota cards are found on {{FSC|511740|item}}, films 1501675-76. Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors. | ||
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*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The FS Library films for Minnesota are films {{FSC|607931|item}}, films 1445629–1445676. Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The FS Library films for Minnesota are films {{FSC|607931|item}}, films 1445629–1445676. Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | ||
*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the FamilySearch Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | ||
:[name of county], Minnesota – Land and Property | :[name of county], Minnesota – Land and Property | ||
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=== Individual Land Transfers === | === Individual Land Transfers === | ||
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent land sales and mortgages were usually recorded in the register of deeds office in each county. Original documents were retained by the families, while copies of deeds, mortgages, and leases were kept by the registrar of deeds. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. Registrars of deeds are now know as county recorders. The | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent land sales and mortgages were usually recorded in the register of deeds office in each county. Original documents were retained by the families, while copies of deeds, mortgages, and leases were kept by the registrar of deeds. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. Registrars of deeds are now know as county recorders. The FamilySearch Library is continuing to acquire microfilm copies of these records and their indexes from the southern and eastern counties. | ||
Land records for Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: <br> | Land records for Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: <br> | ||
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