Finding the proper governmental body may take time, but is well worth it. Try contacting the State Archives, State Library, or State Historical Society. Your local Registrar of Deeds may also know who to contact. States are also beginning to put land record sources on-line . More states are being made available all the time.
Delivery can take several weeks.
Check our list of Internet Sites for information on vendors who stock these CDs, and for other Federal sources of land record information. Many, many early county records and first-title patents have now been microfilmed and are available for sale or rental. The availability of microfilms of old county records depends on several factors. The most important one is whether the records you want still exist. Many early records were destroyed in courthouse fires or other accidents.