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Genealogical Society of Marion County, IndianaBureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is a Federal government office with responsibility for buying, selling and managing public lands
Deed to Property
There are various types of deeds to property. The most common are the warranty deed, which transfers property with assurance of good title and the quitclaim deed which transfers one person's interest in the property without guarantee of good title.
evidence
Tax records, jury and militia records are indicators of a person's residence.
Use land records
Use land records to separate two persons of the same name in the same community.
from same area
In Land Deeds, check to see if buyer and/or seller is from the same area where the land is being sold.
legal ownership of land
The most important type of land record is a deed. The deed is a document conveying title of property from one party to another. Deeds establish proof of legal ownership of land.
Metes and Bounds
The method of survey using a combination of directional and distance measurements with references to natural and artificial objects, that define a tract of land is called "Metes and Bounds". Metes is a measurement of boundary lines in terms of their distance and direction. Bounds are boundries used to define the extent of a tract of land in metes and bounds survey. May include natural and/or artificial objects and adjoining tracts of land.
public land states
There are 13 eastern public land states east of the Mississippi River: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Wisconsin.
cadastral map
A cadastral map is a graphic illustration of land boundaries.
types
Many legal instruments other than deeds appear in deed books. They include Bills of Sale, Prenuptial Agreements, Powers of Attorney, Contracts, Affidavits, Wills and Inventories and Voter and Jury Lists.