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[[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. 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. | 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. | ||
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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. | ||
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