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.

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

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

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

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

History and facts about the Public Land Survey System — Wikipedia

Introduction to US Land Records — PDF handout from Keith Pyeatt

National Archives - Land Records

National Archives - Those Elusive Early Americans: Public Lands and Claims in the American State Papers, 1789–1837

National Archives - Using the Congressional Serial Set for Genealogical Research

Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

The historical map collection has over 100,000 maps and related images online. The collection includes rare 16th through 21st century maps of America, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, and the World.

Geology and Earth Science News and Information

Collection of historical maps

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Historical Maps Can Help – article by Jeffrey A. Bockman

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names® Online

Geographic Names Information System – USGS