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GenealogyBank.com - Search Historical Documents 1789-1980 $

Find military records, casualty lists, Revolutionary and Civil War pension requests, widow's claims, orphan petitions, land grants and much more including all of the American State Papers (1789-1838) and all genealogical content carefully selected from the U.S. Serial Set (1817-1980). More than 133,000 reports, lists and documents. New content added monthly.

Indian Bounty Land Applications

Article by Mary Frances Morrow.

Land Ownership Maps in the Library of Congress

A list by state, county and year, of the maps available in the collection held at the Library of Congress.

Land Record Reference

Land Record Research Directory

List of other researchers and the areas they are researching in.

LAND-RESEARCH Mailing List

For the discussion and sharing of information regarding land and property research in the United States and its applications in genealogy. Archives: browse or search.

Locating Deed Information

Explains a number of methods of locating old deeds.

Public Records Online

Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.

Research in the Land Entry Files of the General Land Office

Provides an overview of the land entry files held at the National Archives and an introduction to using these records in your research.

RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees No. 29: American Land Records

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U.S. Public Lands - Public Domain System

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Where to Obtain Land Patents/Warrants

Locations of where to order or find land entry case files. All States.

Where Two White Oaks Used to Grow

A Case Study In Using a Computer to Unpuzzle the 'Metes and Bounds of Your Ancestors' Land - And Finding It. By Richard A. Pence.

WorldVitalRecords.com - Search All Land and Property Databases $

An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, court records, military records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.