Land Patents Maps

submitted by Debbie Nickens

The land patents are the same as the 1880 township maps that are transcribed. The only difference is that these are a lot older and before so many people moved in. When people hit a dead end in their research the land patents are a good source of trying to find more information. For instance if Brown lives next to Smith then there's a good possibility that Brown and Smith are related somehow. Most people don't understand the land patents and I for one was one of them. They only research the surnames that are known to them, when the ones that are least obvious could lead them back to another place. Click on the thumbnail images for a larger view.

SEE ALSO: 1880 Maps in the Research Resources Section 

Color Maps - Use these to find the location first.

   
Then look at the maps below to find who lived near your ancestor.