Records
If you have any
Land Records you would like to contribute on individuals with a
connection to Jackson County, see "A
Guide for contributing your material to share with others via the
Jackson County, Kansas site" All files are "as is" and I
cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the
information contained in this database. I regret I cannot assist you in
your personal research or prevent duplication of data. My goal is to
provide these files to aid you in finding and/or correcting your family
information. Don't forget to check the Volunteer Lookups section for
individuals who may have volunteered to look up records.
About Kansas Land Records
Kansas is a federal-land state. It officially opened for white settlement in 1854. Lands were generally acquired from the federal government or from other individuals. Many of the Kansas land office records are in the National Archives?Central Plains Region in Kansas City, but they are reportedly incomplete.
Copies of patents may be obtained from the BLM New Mexico State Office, P.O. Box 27115, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87592-0115, which also has copies of the tract books and township plats for Kansas.
The
National Archives in Washington, D.C., has the land-entry case files
for most federal lands in Kansas, as well as the GLO headquarters'
original tract books and township plats.
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Jackson County Settlers - Kansas Memorial, A Report of the Old Settlers' Meeting Held at Bismark Grove, Kansas, September 15th and 16th, 1879. Charles S Gleed ed., Kansas City, 1879.
Resources
Offsite Land Records
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Bureau Of Land Management- Federal Land Patent Records
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Introduction and Links to Resources on Land Entry Case Files and Related Records
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The Kansas State Historical Society also has copies of the Kansas tract books, plats, and tract maps, and the purchases from the Dodge City land office. They also have the land sales of the Sante Fe Railroad (mostly central Kansas) and the Kansas Town and Land Company (Rock Island Railroad) which sold land in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nebraska as well as in Kansas.