Category: Land

5 Types of Ancestors’ Land Records You Should Look For Premium

Looking for clues about your ancestors' relationships and migration patterns? Discover your ancestry and find family history with these five type of genealogy land records.

Historical Research Maps: Plat Maps Premium

Gaze into your ancestor's past with plat maps, which show the divisions of land in your ancestor's neighborhood.

Now What? Ohio Revolutionary War Land grants Premium

Q. My ancestor received land in Ohio for his Revolutionary War service. Why can’t I find any trace of it on the General Land Offi ce Records site?

Genealogy Workbook: Land Records Premium

Land records are among the most underutilized resources for genealogy. One of America’s major attractions to immigrants was the ability to obtain land. In the established countries of Europe, almost all the land had been titled for years, even centuries. Laws of primogeniture (inheritance by only the first son)...

Land Records Terms and Language Premium

Learn definitions of the terms and language genealogists look for in property records, land records and deeds.

Solve Genealogy Puzzles with Land Records Premium

From relationships to relocations, land deeds have the dirt on your family. Discover how to use property records to solve 10 genealogy puzzles.

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How to Map Old County Boundary Lines with Google Earth Premium

Pinpointing the county in which your family lived during a given year is easy, thanks to the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Land Records: What Are Metes and Bounds?

Q. In my land-records research, I’ve come across the term “metes and bounds.” What does it mean? A. Metes and bounds is an old method of surveying territory for settlement, used in the original 13 Colonies. “The indiscriminate survey system, or metes and bounds, dates to England,” says Ohio genealogical speaker and writer Jana Sloan […]

Finding Your Ancestor’s Land Records Premium

Perplexed by patents and plats? Confused by claims? Survey our beginner's guide to land records. This article includes a short Genealogy How-To Video on how to map your ancestor's property with the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office website.

On Solid Ground: Land Records Premium

Dig into a genealogical gold mine: your ancestors' deeds, claims and other land records.

Inside Sources: State Land vs. Public Land States Premium

Whether your ancestors lived in a state-land or public-land state affects the land records you'll look for. Learn which states fall into which category.

Long Distance Deeds Premium

Don't let long distances from your ancestral stomping grounds keep you from discovering the treasures in land records. The author of Locating Your Roots shares secrets for researching deeds without leaving home.

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