Homestead Records (NE) record example

    Homestead Records (NE)

    Records: 76,889Complete: 99%

    Documents within the homestead records state the value of the owner's property; the amount, description, and value of crops grown; and the dimensions of his house, barn, or corncrib. They are arranged by township, range, section, then by owner's last name. Files consist of the final certificate, the application with land description, an affidavit showing proof of citizenship, register and receiver receipts, a notice and final proof, and testimony of witnesses.

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    Fold3, Homestead Records (NE) ( : accessed February 9, 2023), database and images,

    Publication Title
    Homestead Records (NE)
    Total Records
    76,889Complete: 99%
    Content Source
    The National Archives logoThe National Archives
    Record Group
    49
    Published on Fold3
    19 Nov 2009
    Last Updated
    17 Oct 2018
    Description
    Land entry case files and homestead final certificates from the Records of the Bureau of Land Management. They are scanned from textual records.