This site is wonderful. I can't believe I never heard about it. Thanks so much -----Original Message----- From: Janice Chastain Lund [mailto:genhelp@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 12:31 AM To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Elba Twp # Have any of you tried looking up land records for Illinois at the Bureau of Land Management site online? You can see the "actual" land records!! It's neat! Go to: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ I have even found middle names for the person I was looking for which was an added bonus! Jan Lund -----Original Message----- From: peggy <peggys@davesworld.net> To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 10, 2000 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Elba Twp # >You'd need to know which Section the land is in, but looking at a >plat map page I photocopied yesterday, it looks like >Township 10 North Range 4 East ....and I'm not sure of the >principal meridian ...although I think it is 3 East. > >If you're looking for land records, try checking with the >County Tax Recorder & seeing when taxes were paid.... >naturally, every county has a "different" way of recording things >(sigh... for every type of record you are looking for, it seems), >but you can learn the land description from the tax bill/record. >~ Peggy > >"Weaver, Judy" wrote: > >> Does anyone know what the land track township number is for ELBA? I hope I >> said that right. >> >> Thanks, >> Judy > >