kyle, that's what i thought, too. then i found out that it was owned by a church that
closed in 1868. the church was not sold, and eventually it collapsed and someone (maybe
farmers?) cleared the rubble. the courthouse says that there is no deed to the land, no
record of ownership, and no taxes paid on it. i would think the land would automatically
revert to either the state or county, but every state is different. i'm still trying
to find out if that's true for kentucky or not.
-----Original Message-----
From: KidClerk(a)aol.com
To: INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:29:54 EDT
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] preservation
In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:03:59 PM Central Standard Time,
ScotStout(a)aol.com writes:
the public valuation office says nobody owns
the land. it is also not located in a town.
I realize I'm not familiar with Kentucky customs, traditions, and laws being
from Indiana....but I just don't see how there can be land that 'nobody' owns.
I thought all of the US had been claimed, oh....over 100 years ago. Now,
maybe no one is paying taxes on it....but someone has to own it, don't they?
Kyle D. Conrad
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