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Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database

(Search by Name of Purchaser or Name of Purchaser in a Specified County)

A Database Compiled by the Illinois State Archives


Entering Search Criteria
Enter the purchaser's name in the format: last name comma space first name space middle initial (for example, Smith, John D). The first name and middle initial may be omitted to accomplish a surname search. Searches are not case sensitive: you may use any combination of upper and lower case letters. The following types of searches may be conducted:

  • Enter a purchaser's name only to return a list of purchases for the name you enter.
  • Use the location option box with the above search methods to designate a STATEWIDE search or a search limited to one county.

Click here for instructions on how to determine location of public domain lands.


Name of Purchaser



The Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database may also be searched by legal description.


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