Phil, I see I have thrown you off by a mistake in my initial inquiry. The farms aren't 3 miles north east of Eden Valley but more like 3 miles east and a fraction north. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Holm" <[email protected]> To: "john burns" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [MNSTEARN] Farm locations > john burns wrote: > > > > I have some copies of old maps showing who owned which farm. I'm trying to figure out the legal descriptions. The farms are about 3 miles north east of Eden Valley in section 31. I'm trying to figure out the township and range. The township one above is 123 so would it be 124? The range 1 to the east is 30 so would it be 31? Is there a site to figure this out? > > John, Confused in Vancouver > > > John, > > A website that may be a great learning aid for the federal > township-range system is > <http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html> > "Indescriminate metes and bounds" is a different system entirely. Pay > particular attention to how the Sections and Twonships are numbered > (They are not necessarily numbered left to right or top to bottom). > Stearns County Township map, part of the Stearns County GenWeb site is > at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnstearn/resources/maps.html> > > The short story is that Eden Valley lies in two counties Stearns and > Meeker. It lies in the southern part of Sections 34 and 35, Eden Lake > Township (Township 122 North, Range 31 West (T122N,R31W)), Stearns > County and in the northern part of Sections 2 and 3, Manannah Township > (T121N,R31W), Meeker County. > > Your estimate of 3 miles NE of Eden Valley could put you in Section 24 > or 25 of Eden Lake Township or even in Section 19 or 30 of Luxemburg > Township (T122N,R30W) > > Phil Holm >

john burns wrote [first on Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:47:32 -0800]: > Thanks Phil, > I had tried that ...outfitters... site but it is shut down. > The farms aren't in section 24 they are in sections 31 and 32. My map shows > that. It doesn't show the township and range. Now I have figured them out (I > think) as township 122 and range 30W. > John john burns wrote [second on Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:50:39 -0800]: > > Phil, > I see I have thrown you off by a mistake in my initial inquiry. The farms > aren't 3 miles north east of Eden Valley but more like 3 miles east and a > fraction north. > John John, I quoted your two messages above, though they were sent separately. With that information, the farm is in Section 31, Luxemburg Township (T122N,R30W), Stearns County not Eden Lake Township (T122N,R31W). I just tried the Outfitters site and it is working for me. <http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html> Phil Holm

Thanks again Phil. I tried that .....outfitters...site again. I had tried to access that first part about "maps and meridians of bases..." That part is shut down because of litigation but the rest does work fine. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Holm" <[email protected]> To: "john burns" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [MNSTEARN] Farm locations > john burns wrote [first on Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:47:32 -0800]: > > Thanks Phil, > > I had tried that ...outfitters... site but it is shut down. > > The farms aren't in section 24 they are in sections 31 and 32. My map shows > > that. It doesn't show the township and range. Now I have figured them out (I > > think) as township 122 and range 30W. > > John > > john burns wrote [second on Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:50:39 -0800]: > > > > Phil, > > I see I have thrown you off by a mistake in my initial inquiry. The farms > > aren't 3 miles north east of Eden Valley but more like 3 miles east and a > > fraction north. > > John > > > John, > > I quoted your two messages above, though they were sent separately. > > With that information, the farm is in Section 31, Luxemburg Township > (T122N,R30W), Stearns County not Eden Lake Township (T122N,R31W). > > I just tried the Outfitters site and it is working for me. > <http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html> > > Phil Holm >