Connie, These are excellent resources. They're going in my bookmarks. Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Jeanne Nelson ABSOLUTELY FAMILY! http://absolutelyfamily.homestead.com > Here are a couple of other sites that deal with understanding land > descriptions on the Great Plains: > > http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/articles/survey/ > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~neyork/homestd1.html#landdescriptions > > Connie