GFO:Resources:Useful Links:Land & Maps

Bureau of Land Management

Access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present, as well as images related to survey plats and field notes, dating back to 1810.

Earth Point - tools for Google Earth

Enter Township and Range. Optionally enter Section. Google Earth flys you there using BLM data.

Guide to locating land

A step-by-step guide to using the BLM site and Earth Point

Tracing the Trails of Your Ancestors Using Deed Records - Part 1

Tracing the Trails of Your Ancestors Using Deed Records Part 1 — William Dollarhide

Tracing the Trails of Your Ancestors Using Deed Records - Part 2

Follow-up to Tracing the Trails of Your Ancestors Using Deed Records Part 2 — William Dollarhide

History of the Public Land Survey System

History and facts about the Public Land Survey System — Wikipedia

Introduction to US Land Records

Introduction to US Land Records — PDF handout from Keith Pyeatt