Land and Property Research in the United States

asked by madfool on November 27, 2006 9:09 AM

"...an indispensable tool!" Written evidence of people's entitlement to land and property goes back in time further and apply to more people than any other genealogical record in the United States. U.S. Researchers often overlook the importance of land records as a source for genealogical information. But significant and often hidden clues can be found in land and property records. When early settlers left their homelands to start a new life in America, they had dreams of owning their own land and prospering from their own efforts. As such, when it came to ensuring that their precious land was, without doubt, their own, they were careful to provide all of the information requested of them by the various government agencies. It is this care in reporting, and the wide variety of records it produced, that makes this reference so valuable.

In Land and Property Research in the United States, you will learn how to make use of a record type that is applicable to more people than any other record type. Full of maps, images, and illustrative diagrams, Land and Property Research in the United States the most comprehensive and useful review of land and property research for genealogists.

Land & Property Research in the United States is the most comprehensive and useful review of land and property research to date. Nowhere else will a researcher find the information on these important records so easily accessible. A "must have" for genealogists, title companies, law libraries, county government offices, and federal government employees.

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I ran into this book by accident. I've been working on revising a book I wrote back in 1990 (still for sale on this website for some reason) about Davy Crockett. Knowing nothing about genealogy, I found this book to be quite impressive.

This book covers just about everything a researcher could want regarding old land and property records in the United States. I've had great difficulty pinning down Tennessee records from the 1820s and 1830s, yet now that I have this book, it's a breeze. That alone has saved me hours and money.

Basically, this book is divided into several parts listing each state with the location of records. There is a wealth of information on just about everything regarding property and land records dating back centuries. One of the key features of this book is it gives many cross references and sources for more information. Subsequently, I find myself adding more and more books to my personal reference library based on the references cited in this book. As an author and a publisher myself, I commend the author and publisher of this book on a fine, fine reference work.

I'm giving this book 5 stars hands down. This is just one heck of a resource. If you are an amateur or advanced genealogist, this book is a must for your library. I've never been interested in genealogy, but as a researcher and publisher of historical books, I found this book to be of immense research value. This is not a book that you "read" in the traditional sense. It's a reference book to be consulted. I used the index quite a lot, and the references at the end of each chapter gave me more leads for further information.

reviewed by aries on November 27, 2006 10:54 AM

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