# Land owned
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073
**Category:** Ownership and Title
**Created:** [June 22, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073 "2025-06-22T22:51:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@SalsterBLB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SalsterBLB)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/1 "2025-06-22T22:51:42Z")
How do I find land owned that was left to me?
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### Author:  [@fjonesiv](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/fjonesiv)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/2 "2025-06-23T00:27:12Z")
Read the legal description on whatever document you are relying upon that indicates that you own the land.
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### Author:  [@Ryan\_Fairbanks](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ryan_Fairbanks)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/3 "2025-06-23T15:37:25Z")
Do you have any documents? Know at least the County and State where it is located? How was it left to you?
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### Author:  [@SalsterBLB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SalsterBLB)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/4 "2025-06-23T21:55:39Z")
I do know counties and state.
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### Author:  [@Ryan\_Fairbanks](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ryan_Fairbanks)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/5 "2025-06-23T23:43:58Z")
Okay. So you know the Counties and State; that’s a good start. You should have some form of legal documentation showing that it was left to you. In most states, if it is a Will that has not been probated, it will need to go through a court probate process. If it is on a Deed of some sort, the legal description should be fully included. If you’re lucky there will be some catch-all language.
If none of that really rings true, then you may want to do research in the County starting with a Grantor/Grantee search entering the party that left it to you as the Grantee to find any deeds where they received it. The County Clerk/Recorder’s office should be able to help you.
You may also want to consider finding and joining a local mineral owners association or finding a Landman that can help with the research in those particular Counties.
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### Author:  [@JZugelter](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JZugelter)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/6 "2025-06-25T19:08:27Z")
How do you go about finding a qualified Landman for areas in New Mexico?
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073/7 "2025-09-20T22:52:41Z")
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