Land Records Genealogy Cheat Sheet - Print Edition

Records can reveal a wealth of family history details. They help you trace your family's migrations, discover exactly where they lived, document relative relationships, distinguish same-named individuals and more. But researching land records can be challenging. Our eight-page cheat sheet serves as a quick-reference guide to finding and understanding your ancestors' deeds, land patents, plat maps, property tax records and more.  The easy-to-use tips, charts and resource listings include:

• Five steps for finding your ancestors' old property deeds among court records
• Tips for understanding deeds
• Quick-guide chart of eight important types of land records, including patents, plat maps, Sanborn fire insurance maps, land entry case files and more, and how to find them
• Glossary of key terms in land records research
• Timeline of US land expansion and settlement
• Map of US territorial acquisitions
• Detailed explanation of state lands and public lands, including the public land survey system
• How to cite land records for genealogy
• List of top websites, books and other resources to help you with you land records research

Simplify your genealogy research! Order the must-have Land Records Cheat Sheet today and get a physical copy delivered right to your door.

Product Specs:

• 8 pages
• H 11" X W 8 1/2"
• Printed on semi-matte paper