Morgan County, Missouri – Land Patents
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Township Map

Township 40-N, Range 16-W

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NW-NW-6: Jones, David, 1858-01-15 +NE-NW-6: Jones, David, 1858-01-15 +NW-NE-6: Miller, George L., 1859-11-01 +NE-NE-6: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01 +
SW-NW-6: Jones, David, 1858-01-15 +SE-NW-6: Jones, David, 1858-01-15 +SW-NE-6: Miller, George L., 1859-11-01 +SE-NE-6: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01 +
NW-SW-6: Smith, Isaac, 1833-08-01 +NE-SW-6: Sears, Thomas, 1841-01-09 +NW-SE-6: Moore, Walker, 1857-04-01NE-SE-6: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01
SW-SW-6: Smith, Isaac, 1833-08-01 +SE-SW-6: Sears, Thomas, 1841-01-09 +SW-SE-6: Rose, Rallo F., 1841-01-09SE-SE-6: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01
NW-NW-5: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01NE-NW-5: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01NW-NE-5: Cowviecer, Thomas, 1859-11-01NE-NE-5: Cowviecer, Thomas, 1859-11-01
SW-NW-5: Moore, Walker, 1859-06-01SE-NW-5: Brenan, James, 1859-11-01SW-NE-5: Cowviecer, Thomas, 1859-11-01SE-NE-5: Cowviecer, Thomas, 1859-11-01
NW-SW-5: Brenan, James, 1859-11-01NE-SW-5: Brenan, James, 1859-11-01NW-SE-5: Cowviecer, Thomas, 1859-11-01NE-SE-5: Cowviecer, Thomas, 1859-11-01
SW-SW-5: Brenan, James, 1859-11-01SE-SW-5: Brenan, James, 1859-11-01SW-SE-5: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01SE-SE-5: Sidebottom, Charles H., 1905-12-30
NW-NW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01NE-NW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01NW-NE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16NE-NE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16
SW-NW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01SE-NW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01SW-NE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16SE-NE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16
NW-SW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01NE-SW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01NW-SE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16NE-SE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16
SW-SW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01SE-SW-4: Goodsell, Desmond J., 1859-11-01SW-SE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16SE-SE-4: Hannabery, Thomas W., 1874-03-16
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NW-NW-7: Howard, Seth, 1845-07-01NE-NW-7: Kays, John, 1845-07-01NW-NE-7: Kays, John, 1841-01-09NE-NE-7: Kays, John, 1859-06-01
SW-NW-7: Howard, Seth, 1845-07-01SE-NW-7: Kays, John, 1845-07-01SW-NE-7: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01SE-NE-7: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01
NW-SW-7: Ray, Luke E., 1845-07-01 +NE-SW-7: Green, Peter, 1859-11-01NW-SE-7: Ralph, Philip H., 1859-11-01NE-SE-7: Whitelock, Benjamin F., 1859-11-01
SW-SW-7: Meier, Franz; Mellville, Elizabeth B., 1859-11-01 +SE-SW-7: Meier, Franz; Mellville, Elizabeth B., 1859-11-01 +SW-SE-7: Mellville, Elizabeth B., 1859-11-01SE-SE-7: Whitelock, Benjamin F., 1859-11-01
NW-NW-8: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01NE-NW-8: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01NW-NE-8: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01NE-NE-8: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01
SW-NW-8: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01SE-NW-8: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01SW-NE-8: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01SE-NE-8: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01
NW-SW-8: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01NE-SW-8: Murphy, Theophilus, 1859-11-01NW-SE-8: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01NE-SE-8: Smith, Edgar R., 1859-11-01
SW-SW-8: Reed, Matthew, 1859-11-01SE-SW-8: Reed, Matthew, 1859-11-01SW-SE-8: Reed, Matthew, 1859-11-01SE-SE-8: Reed, Matthew, 1859-11-01
NW-NW-9: Sidebotham, James, 1859-11-01NE-NW-9: Finlay, William P., 1859-11-01NW-NE-9: Finlay, William P., 1859-11-01NE-NE-9: Finlay, William P., 1859-11-01
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NW-SW-9: Cupples, Benjamin, 1859-11-01NE-SW-9: Cupples, Benjamin, 1859-11-01NW-SE-9: Cupples, Benjamin, 1859-11-01NE-SE-9: Cupples, Benjamin, 1859-11-01
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NW-NW-18: Meier, Franz, 1859-11-01NE-NW-18: Meier, Franz, 1859-11-01NW-NE-18: Malone, James, 1859-06-01NE-NE-18: Adams, Isaac, 1903-03-17
SW-NW-18: Meier, Franz, 1859-11-01SE-NW-18: Meier, Franz, 1859-11-01SW-NE-18: Chism, Stephen, 1841-01-09SE-NE-18: Chism, Stephen, 1841-01-09
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SW-SW-18: Okeefe, William, 1859-11-01SE-SW-18: Okeefe, William, 1859-11-01SW-SE-18: Letchworth, Thomas, 1833-07-30SE-SE-18: Letchworth, Thomas, 1833-07-30
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SW-NW-17: Howard, Seth, 1841-01-09SE-NW-17: Riley, William, 1859-11-01SW-NE-17: Riley, William, 1859-11-01SE-NE-17: Howard, Seth, 1841-01-09
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Colors indicate the decade in which the earliest patent was issued.
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School land School land
Click on the county map to view a different township.Mouse over the township map to see names and dates; click to view the details for each section.Under the General Land Ordinance of 1785, Section 16 of each township was set aside to support public schools. The records of the disposition of school lands are in the Missouri State Archives and are not available online.

The data in this page are derived from the General Land Office Records of the Bureau of Land Management, and are in the public domain.
Mark-up and images © Peter Binkley, 2004
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