NOTE: You must have Google Earth installed to use this button to automatically fly to the location on the map. (Select these in order from top to bottom, as each selection displays different options in the drop down menu below it.)Īfter entering the data, press view to get the latitude and longitude coordinates (in decimal form) of the Township and the Section. On the left side, in USA Utilities section, in Township & Range, select Search by Description. With this information, go to the Earth Point website to turn the description into map coordinates. The Related Documents Tab shows the Patentees in the same Section. (I was able to right click on the image to save it.) You can and should download the Land Patent document (in pdf format) to your computer. Twp – Rag (Township-Range): 005N – 009Wįrom the Patent Image Tab you can download an image of the Land Patent. The description of Shadrach Bush’s land is The Land Description details are used to find where the land is in Google Earth. This option appears at the end of the drop down menu for State in the Location box.Ĭlick on the Accession Number link to see the Patent Details.įrom the Patent Details, you can view the information about the Land Patent, and the Land Description. Type in Name, and Press (This example uses Shadrach Bush) Be sure that the State option is set to “-Any State-“. Otherwise go to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Land Office (GLO) Records search page: If you already have your Land Description, you can skip to the section for Earth Point. This tutorial shows how to convert from a Land Patent Land Description to map coordinates, then display those coordinates on Google Earth.
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