Then What? Part 10 BLM Homestead Applications Step Two of Three

Part 10: BLM Homestead Applications

Step One is how to search on the BLM site for a homestead application. This is a marvelous index.
Step Two is how to find the latitude and longitude for the property and locate it on Google Maps.
Step Three is how to find the patent on the Utah State BLM site as well as the Master Title Plat.

Case Study:
This case study is for John McCormick Wiser who was an original settler in Alpine but left by 1860 for Cache County. Tracing an ancestor from each place they lived adds immensely to a history. Land records are vital to tracking migration.

Step Two How to find the latitude and longitude for the property and locate it on Google Maps. 

Montana State University made a graphic locator to easily find the latitude and longitude of a homestead found in the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Dakota. It can be found at this site http://www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html.

John M. Wiser's homestead information is listed in the search fields. Click on submit and the following result will appear:

By copy/paste the latitude and longitude can easily be put in the search field on Google Maps. The exact location is now known to be right off Center St. in Lewiston, Utah. The green arrow shows where the coordinates are and the red A balloon the closet street address.