BLM General Land Office Records
Search original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
BLM General Land Office Records
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What you can look up here
- Deeds and land recordsDeeds, mortgages, easements, and other recorded documents.
- PlatsRecorded subdivision drawings with lot dimensions and easements.
- Surveys and section cornersSurvey records, section corners, and certificates of survey.
About this resource
- Provided by
- Bureau of Land Management (official)
- Covers
- United States
- Link status
- Opened normally at the last check
- Link checked
- Oct 16, 2026
- Web address
- https://glorecords.blm.gov/
Site now lives at https://glorecords.blm.gov/s/ (old /search/default.aspx redirects there).