This site explains how the system works: http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/topomaps/plss.htm I hope that helps a little. Joe George shandor wrote: >I have two sets of AR land records and I was wondering if anyone could >help me figure out if they are close to each other. The are both from >the same land office. > >The first is this: > >1 E½NW 5TH PM No 9N 26W 5 > >The next two records are another persons: > >1 E½SE 5TH PM No 1N 21W 7 >2 W½SW 5TH PM No 1N 21W 8 > > >The second record is definitely my family and the first has the same >surname, but I'm not sure if it is our family. I'm trying to determine >if they are in the same area. > >Thanks so much for your help! >Shannon Mahaffey > >Researching names: >Mahaffey, Loftin/Loflin, Collins, Gordon, LANE, Brightwell, Houser, >Trammell, Bird, Price, Parsons, Rhodes, Newton > > >==== AGS Mailing List ==== >Please do not forward or cross post messages to this list or from this list without the permission of the original author. > > > > >