In 1825, public sales were authorized in Waidsborough in Calloway county. The state set a minimum price per acre for the land sales. An individual may apply for a maximum 200 acres per year. Neither warrants nor surveys convey title. Every step in the patent process must be followed.
Military grants comprise a small portion of Kentucky land patents.
The only military warrants honored in Kentucky were for service in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Kentucky did not honor warrants for service in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, or subsequent conflicts. Those warrants had to be used in federal public domain states, such as Missouri or Illinois. Contact the Central Reference Division, National Archives, Pennsylvania Avenue, 8th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20408 for information regarding military service, federal bounty land, and pension applications. The Secretary of State's Office is the repository for over 100,000 warrants, surveys, and grants.