-- 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