All states have title companies it's just a matter of when they where established and how long records counties have been records. I know some individuals who still have the original land grants which their ancestors where given. Numerous county courthouses where destroyed by fire for numerous reasons. I live in TN and know of one court house was burned by the county clerk to hide the fact he stole tax monies. Because of the Civil War numerous courthouses where burnt as soldiers invaded communities. Many occurrences in the Civil War were not the result of the Generals in charge, but so called self righteous men. In Michigan they are referred to as an abstract company. One large company was "Burton Abstract". The owner and founder was very interested in genealogy and had a massive personal library which was donated to the Detroit Library (main branch) upon his death. Hope this helps. Patti

The records for "Greenfield" are in our Botetourt County Courthouse. Records are intact to 1770 when the county was formed. The land records are in the deed books, located in the vault to the left near the copier. Also survey records may be of some help. those records are to the right along the wall near the antique desk. Several books in the county also have information about "Greenfield".