Index of Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Military (BLM-GLO) Land Warrants and Cash Sales

Original transfer of land from the United States government, for Appanoose County Iowa

The federal government provided bounty land for those who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the various Indian wars between 1775 and 1855. It was first offered as an incentive to serve in the military and later as a reward for service.

Details about the various types of land patents and the information included on the records can be found here.

More warrants were used in Iowa than in any other state, and it is estimated that half of Iowa was purchased with bounty-land warrants.

Military Land Warrants can provide a wealth of information on the soldier the land was warranted to.   This index was created from the warrant and cash sale records for Appanoose County, Iowa from the Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office website.

A great majority of the warrants were sold to various parties by the soldiers or their assigned heirs, further information on the sale and assignment of Military Land Warrants can be found here.

The BLM-GLO site also offers interactive maps of individual warrants and the original survey plats conducted on behalf of the Federal government.

Transcribed by Renee Rimmert

By Township Index

Bellair Township - Twp 068 N, Range 18 W, Sections 15-18, 3-10 and Twp 069 N, Range 18 W, Sections 19-22, 27-34

Caldwell Township - Twp 067 N, Range 17 W, Sections 1-24 and Twp 068 N, Range 17 W, Sections 19-36 (northern part of sections 19-24 south to the state line)

Chariton Township - Twp 070 N, Range 18 W, Sections 6-26 (northern part of sections 19-23 and eastern part of sec. 26 to Walnut Township)

Douglas Township - Twp 069 N, Range 17 W, Sections 1-16 and Twp 070 N, Range 17 W, Sections 31-36 (northern part of sections 7-8 to Chariton River)

Franklin Township - Twp 067 N, Range 19 W, Sections 1-24 (northern part of sections 19-24 to the Iowa/Missouri State line) and Twp 068 N, Range 19 W, Sections 25-36

Independence Township - Twp 070 N, Range 19 W, Sections 1-36

Johns Township - Twp 069 N, Range 19 W, Sections 1-36

Lincoln Township - Twp 068 N, Range 19 W, Sections 6-24

Pleasant Township - Twp 067 N, Range 18 W, Sections 1-24 (northern part of sections 19-24 south to the state line)and Twp 068 N, Range 18 W, Sections 19-36

Sharon Township - Twp 068 N, Range 17 W, Sections 1-4, 9-16 and Twp 069 N, Range 17 W, Sections 21-28, 33-36

Taylor Township - Twp 070 N, Range 17 W, Sections 1-30

Udell Township - Twp 069 N, Range 16 W, Sections 1-18 and Twp 070 N, Range 16 W, Sections 25-36 (southern parts of sections 25-30 to Union Twp)

Union Township - Twp 070 N, Range 16 W, Sections 1-30 (southern part of sections 25-30 to Udell Twp)

Vermilion (Center) Township - Twp 068 N, Range 17 W, Sections 5-8, 17-18; Twp 068 N, Range 18 W, Sections 1-2, 11-14; Twp 069, Range 17 W, Sections 7-8(southern part, north to Chariton River), 17-20, 30-32; Twp 069 N, Range 18 W, Sections 23-26, 35-36

Walnut Township - Twp 069 N, Range 18 W, Sections 1-18 and Twp 070 N, Range 18 W, Sections 19-23 (southern part to Chariton Twp), 23-36 (western part to Chariton River)

Washington Township - Twp 068 N, Range 16 W, Sections 1-18 and Twp 069 N, Range 16 W, Sections 19-36

Wells Township - Twp 067 N, Range 16 W, Sections 1-24 (northern part of sections 19-24 south to the state line) and Twp 068 N, Range 16 W, Sections 19-36