General Land Office Records

General Land Office Record of the Week

Each week, the Bureau of Land Management releases a story map featuring unique records from the General Land Office records collection.

Record of the week shortlist map

Davenport, Iowa.PNG
This week’s General Land Office Record of the Week connects a survey plat to Davenport, Iowa, a thriving port city with French and Native American...
Ozarks.PNG
This week, we take a journey to central Missouri to learn about the Lake of the Ozarks. The Lake of the Ozarks was created by...
New Mexico.PNG
This week's General Land Office Record of the Week focuses on Magdalena Stock Driveway, New Mexico! New Mexico was admitted to the United States as...
Iowa City.PNG
Iowa City was established as Iowa's capital Jan. 21, 1839. The capitol building was constructed in 1842 and served as the state's capitol until 1857...
Chisholm Cattle Trail.PNG
This week the General Land Office team features a survey of Township 12 North, Range 3 West, of the Indian Meridian in Oklahoma. This is...