Ummm, is it _true_ that if I have the official land description off GLO, I can track that piece of land from the patent to the presentday? I mean, I know the patentee's name and I have the description. Can I *really* find out who all has owned this in the last 180 years? Cheryl

In Illinois this is true. If you *dont* have such a chain then the title is said to be "noisy" where the break is. The County Clerk's office is where these are kept. (My dad's a Senior Master Real Estate Appraisor in Illinois - he pulls titles all the time). "Singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message news:3CBB84A0.C66672C7@erols.com... > Ummm, is it _true_ that if I have the official land description > off GLO, I can track that piece of land from the patent to the > presentday? > > I mean, I know the patentee's name and I have the description. > Can I *really* find out who all has owned this in the last 180 > years? > > Cheryl