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                Welcome to the Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site.
                    We provide live 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 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and 
                    field notes, land status records, and control document index records. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently
                    contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.
                    Subscribe to General Land Office Record of the Week here.
            Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office RecordsLand Patents
                        Sample Homestead PatentFederal Land Patents offer researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to 
                                individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual 
                                (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date). We have a
                                variety of Land Patents on our site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents.Survey Plats and Field Notes
                        Sample PlatSurvey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to 
                                locate the limits of an owner's interest thereon.  A cadastral survey is  a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes 
                                the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries 
                                involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
                                Sample Field NotesField notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey.  They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions 
                                of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, 
                                and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work.Land Status Records
                        Sample Land Status Historical IndexLand Status Records are used by BLM Western State Offices to document the ongoing state of a township's Federal and private
                                land regarding title, lease, rights, and usage. These documents include Master Title Plats, which are a composite of all Federal surveys for a township.
                                Other Land Status Records include Use Plats, Historical Indices, and Supplemental Plats.Control DocumentIndex Records
                        The Control Document Index includes BLM documents that affect or have affected the control, limitation, or restriction of public land and resources. 
                                CDI documents include public laws, proclamations, and withdrawals. CDI documents have been kept on microfilm since the 1950’s, but are now being 
                                scanned and linked to existing data records from BLM’s LR2000 database.Tract Books
                        Sample Tract Book Record pageTract Books are used by BLM Eastern State Offices as the basic index for public land title research.  Tract Books are simply 
                                    listings of all the transactions involving surveyed public lands—by State or territory, meridian, township, range, section, and subdivisions.
                                    Today, there are 1,582 original General Land Office tract books at Eastern States, showing how, when, and to whom title to Public Domain lands
                                    passed from the United States—in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
                                    Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin.Land Catalog
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	                                        The Land Catalog application allows the public to search for Patents, Surveys, Land Status Records, CDI Documents, 
					        and LR2000 Case Recordation & Land Status reports associated with a specific township. This application displays the PLSS 
					        data layer for and a drop-down search menu for easy navigation from a State, Meridian, and Township perspective.Security Disclosure
                
                The Department of the Interior (DOI) is committed to ensuring the security of the American public by protecting their information. This policy is intended to give security researchers clear guidelines for conducting vulnerability discovery activities and to convey our preferences in how to submit discovered vulnerabilities to us. This policy describes what systems and types of research are covered under this policy, how to send us vulnerability reports, and how long we ask security researchers to wait before publicly disclosing vulnerabilities.  We encourage you to contact us to report potential vulnerabilities in our systems.

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                Welcome to the Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site.
                    We provide live 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 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and 
                    field notes, land status records, and control document index records. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently
                    contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.
                    Subscribe to General Land Office Record of the Week here. | Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records | Land Patents
                        Sample Homestead PatentFederal Land Patents offer researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to 
                                individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual 
                                (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date). We have a
                                variety of Land Patents on our site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents.Survey Plats and Field Notes
                        Sample PlatSurvey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to 
                                locate the limits of an owner's interest thereon.  A cadastral survey is  a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes 
                                the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries 
                                involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
                                Sample Field NotesField notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey.  They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions 
                                of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, 
                                and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work.Land Status Records
                        Sample Land Status Historical IndexLand Status Records are used by BLM Western State Offices to document the ongoing state of a township's Federal and private
                                land regarding title, lease, rights, and usage. These documents include Master Title Plats, which are a composite of all Federal surveys for a township.
                                Other Land Status Records include Use Plats, Historical Indices, and Supplemental Plats.Control DocumentIndex Records
                        The Control Document Index includes BLM documents that affect or have affected the control, limitation, or restriction of public land and resources. 
                                CDI documents include public laws, proclamations, and withdrawals. CDI documents have been kept on microfilm since the 1950’s, but are now being 
                                scanned and linked to existing data records from BLM’s LR2000 database.Tract Books
                        Sample Tract Book Record pageTract Books are used by BLM Eastern State Offices as the basic index for public land title research.  Tract Books are simply 
                                    listings of all the transactions involving surveyed public lands—by State or territory, meridian, township, range, section, and subdivisions.
                                    Today, there are 1,582 original General Land Office tract books at Eastern States, showing how, when, and to whom title to Public Domain lands
                                    passed from the United States—in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
                                    Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin.Land Catalog
		                Land Catalog Image
	                                        The Land Catalog application allows the public to search for Patents, Surveys, Land Status Records, CDI Documents, 
					        and LR2000 Case Recordation & Land Status reports associated with a specific township. This application displays the PLSS 
					        data layer for and a drop-down search menu for easy navigation from a State, Meridian, and Township perspective. |  | Land Patents                  | Sample Homestead PatentFederal Land Patents offer researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to 
                                individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual 
                                (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date). We have a
                                variety of Land Patents on our site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents. |  | Survey Plats and Field Notes | Sample PlatSurvey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to 
                                locate the limits of an owner's interest thereon.  A cadastral survey is  a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes 
                                the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries 
                                involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
                                Sample Field NotesField notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey.  They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions 
                                of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, 
                                and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work. |  | Land Status Records | Sample Land Status Historical IndexLand Status Records are used by BLM Western State Offices to document the ongoing state of a township's Federal and private
                                land regarding title, lease, rights, and usage. These documents include Master Title Plats, which are a composite of all Federal surveys for a township.
                                Other Land Status Records include Use Plats, Historical Indices, and Supplemental Plats. |  | Control DocumentIndex Records | The Control Document Index includes BLM documents that affect or have affected the control, limitation, or restriction of public land and resources. 
                                CDI documents include public laws, proclamations, and withdrawals. CDI documents have been kept on microfilm since the 1950’s, but are now being 
                                scanned and linked to existing data records from BLM’s LR2000 database. |  | Tract Books | Sample Tract Book Record pageTract Books are used by BLM Eastern State Offices as the basic index for public land title research.  Tract Books are simply 
                                    listings of all the transactions involving surveyed public lands—by State or territory, meridian, township, range, section, and subdivisions.
                                    Today, there are 1,582 original General Land Office tract books at Eastern States, showing how, when, and to whom title to Public Domain lands
                                    passed from the United States—in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
                                    Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin. |  | Land Catalog | Land Catalog Image
	                                        The Land Catalog application allows the public to search for Patents, Surveys, Land Status Records, CDI Documents, 
					        and LR2000 Case Recordation & Land Status reports associated with a specific township. This application displays the PLSS 
					        data layer for and a drop-down search menu for easy navigation from a State, Meridian, and Township perspective. | Security Disclosure
                
                The Department of the Interior (DOI) is committed to ensuring the security of the American public by protecting their information. This policy is intended to give security researchers clear guidelines for conducting vulnerability discovery activities and to convey our preferences in how to submit discovered vulnerabilities to us. This policy describes what systems and types of research are covered under this policy, how to send us vulnerability reports, and how long we ask security researchers to wait before publicly disclosing vulnerabilities.  We encourage you to contact us to report potential vulnerabilities in our systems. |  | 
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                Welcome to the Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site.
                    We provide live 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 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and 
                    field notes, land status records, and control document index records. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently
                    contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.
                    Subscribe to General Land Office Record of the Week here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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                        Sample Homestead PatentFederal Land Patents offer researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to 
                                individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual 
                                (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date). We have a
                                variety of Land Patents on our site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents.Survey Plats and Field Notes
                        Sample PlatSurvey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to 
                                locate the limits of an owner's interest thereon.  A cadastral survey is  a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes 
                                the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries 
                                involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
                                Sample Field NotesField notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey.  They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions 
                                of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, 
                                and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work.Land Status Records
                        Sample Land Status Historical IndexLand Status Records are used by BLM Western State Offices to document the ongoing state of a township's Federal and private
                                land regarding title, lease, rights, and usage. These documents include Master Title Plats, which are a composite of all Federal surveys for a township.
                                Other Land Status Records include Use Plats, Historical Indices, and Supplemental Plats.Control DocumentIndex Records
                        The Control Document Index includes BLM documents that affect or have affected the control, limitation, or restriction of public land and resources. 
                                CDI documents include public laws, proclamations, and withdrawals. CDI documents have been kept on microfilm since the 1950’s, but are now being 
                                scanned and linked to existing data records from BLM’s LR2000 database.Tract Books
                        Sample Tract Book Record pageTract Books are used by BLM Eastern State Offices as the basic index for public land title research.  Tract Books are simply 
                                    listings of all the transactions involving surveyed public lands—by State or territory, meridian, township, range, section, and subdivisions.
                                    Today, there are 1,582 original General Land Office tract books at Eastern States, showing how, when, and to whom title to Public Domain lands
                                    passed from the United States—in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
                                    Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin.Land Catalog
		                Land Catalog Image
	                                        The Land Catalog application allows the public to search for Patents, Surveys, Land Status Records, CDI Documents, 
					        and LR2000 Case Recordation & Land Status reports associated with a specific township. This application displays the PLSS 
					        data layer for and a drop-down search menu for easy navigation from a State, Meridian, and Township perspective.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Land Patents     | Sample Homestead PatentFederal Land Patents offer researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to 
                                individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual 
                                (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date). We have a
                                variety of Land Patents on our site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents. |            | Survey Plats and Field Notes | Sample PlatSurvey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to 
                                locate the limits of an owner's interest thereon.  A cadastral survey is  a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes 
                                the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries 
                                involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
                                Sample Field NotesField notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey.  They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions 
                                of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, 
                                and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Land Status Records                                     | Sample Land Status Historical IndexLand Status Records are used by BLM Western State Offices to document the ongoing state of a township's Federal and private
                                land regarding title, lease, rights, and usage. These documents include Master Title Plats, which are a composite of all Federal surveys for a township.
                                Other Land Status Records include Use Plats, Historical Indices, and Supplemental Plats.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Control DocumentIndex Records | The Control Document Index includes BLM documents that affect or have affected the control, limitation, or restriction of public land and resources. 
                                CDI documents include public laws, proclamations, and withdrawals. CDI documents have been kept on microfilm since the 1950’s, but are now being 
                                scanned and linked to existing data records from BLM’s LR2000 database.                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | Tract Books                  | Sample Tract Book Record pageTract Books are used by BLM Eastern State Offices as the basic index for public land title research.  Tract Books are simply 
                                    listings of all the transactions involving surveyed public lands—by State or territory, meridian, township, range, section, and subdivisions.
                                    Today, there are 1,582 original General Land Office tract books at Eastern States, showing how, when, and to whom title to Public Domain lands
                                    passed from the United States—in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
                                    Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Land Catalog        | Land Catalog Image
	                                        The Land Catalog application allows the public to search for Patents, Surveys, Land Status Records, CDI Documents, 
					        and LR2000 Case Recordation & Land Status reports associated with a specific township. This application displays the PLSS 
					        data layer for and a drop-down search menu for easy navigation from a State, Meridian, and Township perspective.                           
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Federal government to 
                                individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual 
                                (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date). We have a
                                variety of Land Patents on our site, including Cash Entry, Homestead and Military Warrant patents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sample PlatSurvey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to 
                                locate the limits of an owner's interest thereon.  A cadastral survey is  a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes 
                                the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries 
                                involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
                                Sample Field NotesField notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey.  They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions 
                                of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, 
                                and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work.
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|Land Status Records                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sample Land Status Historical IndexLand Status Records are used by BLM Western State Offices to document the ongoing state of a township's Federal and private
                                land regarding title, lease, rights, and usage. These documents include Master Title Plats, which are a composite of all Federal surveys for a township.
                                Other Land Status Records include Use Plats, Historical Indices, and Supplemental Plats.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | The Control Document Index includes BLM documents that affect or have affected the control, limitation, or restriction of public land and resources. 
                                CDI documents include public laws, proclamations, and withdrawals. CDI documents have been kept on microfilm since the 1950’s, but are now being 
                                scanned and linked to existing data records from BLM’s LR2000 database.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Tract Books                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Sample Tract Book Record pageTract Books are used by BLM Eastern State Offices as the basic index for public land title research.  Tract Books are simply 
                                    listings of all the transactions involving surveyed public lands—by State or territory, meridian, township, range, section, and subdivisions.
                                    Today, there are 1,582 original General Land Office tract books at Eastern States, showing how, when, and to whom title to Public Domain lands
                                    passed from the United States—in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
                                    Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Land Catalog                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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	                                        The Land Catalog application allows the public to search for Patents, Surveys, Land Status Records, CDI Documents, 
					        and LR2000 Case Recordation & Land Status reports associated with a specific township. This application displays the PLSS 
					        data layer for and a drop-down search menu for easy navigation from a State, Meridian, and Township perspective.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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We encourage you to contact us to report potential vulnerabilities in our systems.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       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