Land Claim Records; (1850-1876)

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In Folder: Placer County Clerk-Recorder Collection

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Land Claim Records; (1850-1876)

Land Claim Records; Index and Books A-C

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Unit Title: Land Claim Records

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Creator: Placer County Clerk-Recorder

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Biography or History: The Placer County Archives maintains a collection of official Placer County Records regarding the filing of a Land Claim. Many of the Land Claims in this collection are Pre-emptive or Squatter’s Rights claims. Many properties in early Placer County had been settled before an organized government was in place. Land Claims and Pre-emptive Claims allowed those who had settled and improved their property to legally claim it. The Land Claims contain the name of the claimant, the date notice was filed and date it was recorded, the boundaries of the property, the number of acres, a surveyor’s name and occasionally a diagram of the property claimed.

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Land Claim Records; (1850-1876)

Index to Land Claim Records; (1852-1876)

Land Claim Records, Book B; (1852-1857)

Land Claim Records, Book C; (1857-1876)

Land Claim Records, Book A; (1851-1852)