Susan, I think you misunderstood the purpose of the zip code on the GLO homepage. You simply enter YOUR zip code to get into the query page. They probably use it to do statistics on who is using the database. (The explanation next to the zip code says "for demographic purposes".) Once you're in the query page you can search any of the several states covered by the database. I tried to get a listing of all Clermont Co, OH land patents and it came up with nothing -- there do not appear to be any in the database. The number of patents in Hamilton Co, OH was only about a dozen or so. BillyBob -----Original Message----- From: SUSAN L DEBRUNNER <S_DEBRUNNER@prodigy.net> To: BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com <BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 12:52 PM Subject: Re: Land Patents >John and anyone else who is interested, > >I've begun working on the Clermont County land patents. The first step is >to find out all the potential zip codes, as it looks as if this is the only >way to do it. Just wanted ya'll to know so our work isn't duplicated. I've >looked up all the zip codes for towns in Clermont County and will now begin >to search the land patents. Maybe if we all take pieces of this, it'll not >seem so daunting a task!! > >---Susan in Chattanooga > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Tippet <johndoetippet@csi.com> >To: BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com <BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 10:58 AM >Subject: Land Patents > > >>I just discovered a fantastic web site that you should all know about. >>Point your browser to: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov There you will find a >>searchable database of original government land patents for several states, >>including Ohio, Virginia and Illinois. You can search these by surname and >>then download electronic images of the patents themselves! I haven't spent >>any time yet searching for Beckelhymer patents. Let me know if anyone >>finds anything of interest. >> >>John Charles Tippet >>JohnDoeTippet@csi.com >> >> >> >>==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== >>What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other >>name would smell as sweet--Shakespeare >>Picklesimer, P'Simer, Pickelsheimer, Simer, Picklesimon, . . . . . . >> > > >==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== >What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other >name would smell as sweet--Shakespeare >Behymer, Beckelhymer, Bechtelheimer, BHymer, Bechelheimer, . . . . . . > >