If your ancestor filed a homestead claim under the United states Homestead Act of 1862, he had to be a citizen of the United States. This might be a place to locate your ancestor’s naturalization record if he naturalized in some unknown location “back East” before moving west to homestead.

© Michael John Neill, “Genealogy Tip of the Day,” http://genealogytipoftheday.com, 21- March-2012.