walsh wrote: > > -- In your search for land ownership, look for "Plat books". They > show who owns the farm land. Current plat books show who is living > on the land with another set of maps within the booklet that shows > who owns the land. I don't know when this type of booklet began to > be printed. Generally paid for by advertising. A Seward Co (where I > live) booklet is done every couple of years and comes to us free of > charge in the mail. > Jeanne Hi Jeanne, Does one have to order these Plat Books? Or where might we find them? I know nothing, yet, about searching for my ancestors with land records. Sandi Goetze