Missouri Digital Heritage :: Collections :: Land Patents

Land Records: 1777 - 1969

The Land Records database contains over 280,000 entries from French and Spanish land concessions, federal land sales and state issued patents. The records may include names of purchasers, claimants and assignees, county, date of purchase, and legal land description (township, section, range and number of acres sold).

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Additional Information

What land patents are included in this database project?
Additional Land Resources
Defining Section, Township, and Range