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Land
Records such as Grants, Surveyor's Records, Deeds, Plat Maps and Land Transfers, are an often overlooked,
but important part of genealogical research.
For example, deeds are among the most important documents available
for tying a specific person to a specific place; especially in those cases where
time, place, and circumstances have made vital records difficult to
research. The family historian who
takes the time to research these types of legal documents will often be
pleasantly surprised by the rewards that are in store. These types of records
can help you locate ancestors' residences, or clarify relationships between
people-depending on the type of land records that your ancestors' names
appear in. Land records,
deeds, and maps can give your research dimension, enabling you to find
descriptions of property, years of residence, and even family members. We’ve included
gazetteers and map collections within these listings as they compliment and
research of real estate records.
All of
the records and databases listed below are FREE and can be accessed and searched without having
to pay for a subscription. We try not
to list any sites that have only a few records for the purpose of getting you
to a website that will charge a fee to actually see the record beyond just a
name.
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ALABAMA:
·
Alabama Land
Records Database
·
Sanborn Maps of
Alabama, 1884-1950
·
Alabama: Land Records
& Maps
·
Alabama (Digital
Map Library)
ALASKA:
·
Alaska (Digital
Map Library)
ARIZONA:
·
Arizona (Digital
Map Library)
ARKANSAS:
·
Pre-1908
Homestead and Cash Entry Patents
·
Arkansas State
Land Records
·
Arkansas: Land Records
& Maps
·
Arkansas (Digital
Map Library)
CALIFORNIA:
·
Sanborn Maps of
San Francisco, 1900
·
California: Land Records
& Maps
·
California (Digital
Map Library)
COLORADO:
·
Kit Carson Co., Land Registration Receipts, 1913-19
·
Sanborn Maps of
Colorado, 1883-1922
·
Colorado (Digital
Map Library)
CONNECTICUT:
·
Connecticut (Digital
Map Library)
DELAWARE:
·
Delaware (Digital
Map Library)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC:
·
District
of Columbia (Digital Map Library)
FLORIDA:
·
Spanish Land Grants
·
Sanborn Maps of Florida, 1860-1923
·
Florida: Land Records
& Maps
·
Florida (Digital
Map Library)
GEORGIA:
·
District Plats of Survey 1805-1833
·
Headright and Bounty Plats
of Survey, 1783-1909
·
U.S.G.S.
topographic maps of Georgia, 1880s-1950s
·
County Maps - Georgia
·
Historic Maps - Georgia
·
Georgia Colonial & Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866
·
Sanborn Maps of Georgia, 1884-1922
·
Georgia (Digital
Map Library)
·
Chatham County, GA: Deed Books, 1785-1806
·
Cherokee County,
GA: Deeds for land 1833 to 1843
HAWAII:
·
Land
Index - People Names, 1838-1918 (R-Z)
·
Land
Index - Place Names, 1838-1918 (A, E and U)
·
Hawaii (Digital
Map Library)
IDAHO:
·
Idaho (Digital
Map Library)
·
Clark Co., Idaho:
Land and property records
ILLINOIS:
·
Illinois,
Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
·
Illinois: Land Records
& Maps
·
Illinois (Digital
Map Library)
·
DeKalb Co., Illinois,
Land Records, 1838-1927
INDIANA:
·
Indiana Public Lands
·
Indiana (Digital
Map Library)
·
Indianapolis, Indiana, Sanborn Maps
of 1887-1941
·
Muncie, Indiana, Sanborn
Maps 1883-1911
IOWA:
·
Iowa (Digital
Map Library)
KANSAS:
·
Cancelled, Rejected, & Relinquished Land Entry Files, 1903-37
·
Kansas Places Index
·
Kansas Extinct or
Declining Towns, ca. 1940
·
Kansas Post Offices
·
Kansas Counties
·
Kansas Townships
·
Sanborn Maps Of
Kansas Towns On Microfilm
·
Kansas County
Atlases On Microfilm
·
Land Survey
Records – Kansas
·
Tri-State Mining
Maps: SW Missouri, SE Kansas, & NE Oklahoma
·
Kansas (Digital
Map Library)
·
Topeka Building
Permits, 1880-1925
KENTUCKY:
·
Kentucky
Atlas and Gazetteer
·
Kentucky
County Formation Maps
·
Kentucky
County General Highway Maps
·
Kentucky
Land Office Searchable Database
·
Kentucky:
Digital Map Collection
·
Kentucky (Digital
Map Library)
·
Frankfort,
Kentucky, Sanborn Maps of 1907
LOUISIANA:
·
Pre-1908
Homestead and Cash Entry Patents
·
Louisiana: Land Records
& Maps
·
Louisiana (Digital
Map Library)
·
Madison Parish,
Louisiana Maps
MAINE:
·
Maine: Maps
·
Maine (Digital Map Library)
·
Aroostook County, Maine, Deed Books, 1865-1900
·
Kennebec
Co., Maine, Hallowell, Sanborn Maps of 1890
·
Piscataquis Co. Maine, Deed Books, 1838-1902
MARYLAND:
·
Provincial Court
Land Records 1676-1774
·
Index to Maryland Provincial &
General Court Deeds,1658-1790
·
Martenet's Atlas of
Maryland, 1865
·
Illustrated Atlas
of Washington County, 1877
·
General Court of the Western Shore
Land Records, 1783-1786
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Maryland (Digital
Map Library)
·
Kent Co. Court, Bonds, Indentures,
& Land Records, 1694-1707
·
Washington Co.,
MD: Land patents (1730-1830)
MASSACHUSETTS:
·
Massachusetts,
Land Records, 1620-1986
·
Massachusetts (Digital
Map Library)
·
Massachusetts
Land Records Database (by County)
·
Bristol Co., MA, Taunton, 1678 Purchase Rights
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Essex Co., MA, Ipswich, 1678 Commonage Rights
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Middlesex Co., MA, Watertown, Land Allotments & Misc.
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Nantucket
Co. MA, Early Nantucket Deeds
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Nantucket Co., MA, Nantucket, Early
Land Records
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Plymouth Co., MA, Duxbury, Town Records - Land & Meetings
MICHIGAN:
·
Michigan Archives
Map Collection
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Michigan (Digital
Map Library)
MINNESOTA:
·
Minnesota: Land Records
& Maps
·
Minnesota (Digital
Map Library)
·
Clay Co., Minn.
Land & Property Records, 1872-1947
·
Dakota County, Plat
book of 1896
·
Hennepin County, Map
1873
·
Hennepin Plat
book of 1898
·
Itasca County,
Minnesota: Land Records, 1872-1930
·
Lapeer Co., MI: Almont Twp., Pre-1846
Land Entries
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Ramsey County,
MN: Plat book of 1898
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Roseau County Minnesota,
Land Records, 1892-1930
·
St. Clair Co., MI: Berlin Twp.,1916 Plat Maps & Land Owners
·
Winona County,
MN: Plat book of 1894
MISSISSIPPI:
·
Mississippi (Digital
Map Library)
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MISSOURI:
·
Missouri Land
Patents, 1831-1969
·
Missouri Maps
·
Missouri County
plat books
·
Maps of Missouri – St. Louis
Library
·
Tri-State Mining
Maps for SW Missouri
·
Missouri (Digital
Map Library)
· Sanborn
Maps for Missouri, 1880-1922
·
Sanborn Maps of
Missouri, 1883-1951
· Kansas City, Mo, Sanborn Fire Ins. Maps, 1895-1957
· Marion Co., MO
1875 Land Plat Atlas
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St. Louis,
Missouri, Sanborn Maps of 1870-1904
MONTANA:
· Montana: Land Records & Maps
· Montana (Digital
Map Library)
NEBRASKA:
· 1890/1911 Gazetteer Index
·
Sherard's Nebraska
Place Names
·
1860-1954 Tract Books Index
·
Nebraska (Digital
Map Library)
·
Alliance, NE ca.
1869-1950, Name Index to Land Entry Files*
·
Broken Bow, Neb.,Homestead Records, 1890-1908
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Broken Bow, NE
1902-1918, Name Index to Land Entry Files*
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Lincoln, NE ca.
1905-1933, Name Index to Land Entry Files*
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North Platte, NE
ca. 1902-1922, Name Index to Land Entry Files*
·
O'Neill, NE ca.
1900-1918, Name Index to Land Entry Files*
·
Valentine, NE ca.
1907-1918, Name Index to Land Entry Files*
* = Cancelled, Rejected and Relinquished
NEVADA:
· Nevada Land Patents 1865-2009
· Nevada In Maps
· Southern Nevada
and Las Vegas: History in Maps
· Nevada (Digital
Map Library)
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
· New Hampshire (Digital
Map Library)
NEW JERSEY:
· Proprietary Warrants and Surveys, 1670-1727
·
New Jersey (Digital
Map Library)
NEW MEXICO:
· New Mexico (Digital
Map Library)\
· New
Mexico Land Grant Records
NEW YORK:
· New York, Land
Records, 1630-1975
· New York (Digital
Map Library)
NORTH CAROLINA:
· North Carolina
Maps- from late 1500s
to 2000
· Sanborn Maps of North Carolina,
1884-1922
· North Carolina (Digital
Map Library)
NORTH DAKOTA:
· North Dakota (Digital
Map Library)
OHIO:
· Ohio (Digital Map Library)
· Cincinnati, Ohio,Sanborn Maps
· Toledo, Ohio, Sanborn Maps of 1902
OKLAHOMA:
·
1889
Oklahoma County Land Database & Map
·
1901
Land Lottery Tickets (did not receive land)
· Tri-State Mining Maps: NE Oklahoma
· Oklahoma: Land Records
& Maps
· Oklahoma (Digital Map Library)
· OK, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized
Tribes, 1899-1907
· 1896 enrollment
among the members of the Five Civilized Tribes
·
1901
El Reno Land Lottery - Names Drawn
·
Hastain's Township
Plats of the Creek Nation
OREGON:
· Oregon Historical Records Index – Land Claims
· Oregon (Digital
Map Library)
PENNSYLVANIA:
· Pennsylvania
State Archives: Land Records
· Pennsylvania (Digital
Map Library)
· York County, PA: Atlas of 1876
RHODE ISLAND:
· Rhode Island (Digital
Map Library)
SOUTH CAROLINA:
· National Register
Properties
· Plats for State
Land Grants, 1784-1868
· Sanborn Maps of
South Carolina, 1884-1960
· South Carolina: Land Records & Maps
·
South Carolina (Digital
Map Library)
SOUTH DAKOTA:
· South Dakota (Digital
Map Library)
TENNESSEE:
· Tennessee Place
Names and Post Offices
· Historical Maps
of Tennessee
· Tennessee (Digital
Map Library)
TEXAS:
· Texas General
Land Office Land Grant Search
· Texas General
Land Office Archives Surname Index
· Texas: Land Records & Maps
· Texas: Maps
Online
· Texas (Digital Map Library)
UTAH:
· Sanborn Maps of
Utah, 1884-1922
· Utah (Digital Map Library)
VERMONT:
· Vermont, Land
Records, Early to 1900
· Vermont (Digital
Map Library)
VIRGINIA:
· VA Land Office
Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys
· VA Land Patents
and Grants – index of various counties
· Virginia: Land Records & Maps
· Virginia (Digital
Map Library)
· Russell County,
VA Deed Book 2 Grantor Index
· Russell County,
VA Deed Book 1 Grantee Index
· Russell County Surveyors Book 1, 1786-1799
· Russell County Surveyors Book 2, 1799-1908
WASHINGTON:
· Early Washington
Maps Database
· Washington State
County Land Records, 1852-1935
· Washington (Digital
Map Library)
WEST
VIRGINIA:
· West Virginia (Digital
Map Library)
WISCONSIN:
· Pre-1908
Homestead and Cash Entry Patents
· Wisconsin (Digital
Map Library)
· Milwaukee, Sanborn Maps 1894 and
1910
WYOMING:
· Wyoming (Digital
Map Library)
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