This property I am on at the moment is a 75'x175' lot sectioned off the original 160 acre homestead plot. Eight people that received a 160 acre plot land grants that bordered each others property got together to form the town in 1830 that my property currently is located 4 blocks from the town square. And my property is only a sliver of one of an original plot. I was thinking of buying up all the property that made up the original grant then make a formal claim and update the grant. which according to the wording in the grant would mean the county and state government would not be able to charge property taxes on it since the owner came forward with proof of claim. 
My wife and I talked last night at length about @mericanhomestead 's comment above and we have decided to give a full year to steemit to see if my blogging would produce enough income that we could purchase 10 acres if that happens then we would go for it.