An excellent discussion on Illinois land locations is found at http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data_lan.html#location Mike Smith - AZ -----Original Message----- From: HELTSLEY@aol.com [mailto:HELTSLEY@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 9:24 PM To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Re: land coordinates Hey Trev, How do the metes and bounds work in Illinois, statewide, countywide, etc. Where is the base meridian where range and township measures start from? For instance, in Arizona, where I live, the base is at Basline Road near I-10 in Phoenix and everything in the state measures east-west, north-south from there. I remember in Saline County in the 1950s they used to have package liquor stores in some strange locations. One I recall was out in the sticks between Galatia and Thompsonville as I recall. I was told then that it was because they were in a different township and that sometimes liquor was voted in by township rather than by county and city. If you've lived around Eldorado a long time I, or my brothers, Jake and Don, would probably know you. Thanks, Ernie Heltsley/ex-Eldoradoan ______________________________