Marge: This is New Douglas Twsp in the NE corner of the County, about a mile E and a little s of the Village of New Douglas. Town Hall # 217-456-9141. You might try: Supervisor of Assessment Administration Bldg. Madison County Edwardsville, IL 620025 My Madison County 1873 Atlas states: -----first settler --1819 etc. ---originally about 2/3 prairie: level in the E part, but somewhat broken in the w by Silver creek and it tributaries; there soil is average quality. The land is nearly all enclosed. " (fenced) No Patton in 1873. New Douglas is still a nice little village and many commute to work. Mostly property owner occupied. A nice drive on the Interstate 55 from St. L. Cheers!!!! RB Mncarr1996@aol.com wrote: > My gggrandfather, Isaac PATTON, was issued a land patent on June 10, 1850 for > land described as NENE, sec 22, Twp 6-N, Range 5-W, Fract sect. N, 3rd > > Principal Meridian in Madison County. Could someone please translate that > information into an actual parcel number or tell me where I can get the > parcel number? > > Marge > mncarr1996@aol.com > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Madison County Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm > Search the Rootsweb Resources Page for Madison County! > Includes several Madison Co search engines! > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/IL/Madison/