----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra C. Blackard" <debrablackard@centurytel.net> To: <CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:34 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Old Lincoln Co. land > Greetings: > I would like to locate some specific parcels of land in what was once > Lincoln Co. I am not as familiar with platting land using metes and bounds > as with the grid system of younger areas. > > My interest is in being able to locate the exact plat of land on a modern > map. I would like to visit the area someday and be able to see the actual > land on which my ancestors lived. > > Can someone help? > Debra Blackard I don't think this made it to the list as you haven't subscribed: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NC/misc.html Please see the following page for some help on the basics: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncburke/landgrnt.htm The website for DeedMapper is: http://users.rcn.com/deeds/index.shtml They have a list of researchers: http://users.rcn.com/deeds/pool.htm They also have a forum: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/DEED-MAPPER-USERS.html Perhaps some one would care to share some plots in Lincoln Co., NC --Derick