Thanks! This is something I've really want to learn about to locate some old plats. Val Dances With Clouds wrote: > Val, > > We will keep you posted. I haven't much experience as a genealogical research but was a > professional geographer for over twenty years before I became an information technology manager. I > may be able to help in this area. I sure will try. > > Bob > > Val McGinness wrote: > > > Damita and Bob... > > > > Since this is something that interests me too, could either of you please send > > me copies of your correspondence. I have a g-g-g-g-mother who had some land > > somewhere in Bishopville. Have the original "grant", but have not had any help > > on how to find it. > > > > Val McGinness > > Alexander Researcher > > Macon, GA > > > > Dances With Clouds wrote: > > > > > Damita, > > > > > > What are the exact numbers on your plat? The S1 could be section one in the > > > section, township and range system. The W 34.80 and N27 appear to be > > > latitude and longitude. If you would copy the numbers exactly into an email > > > I would be happy to try to determine what they mean for you. > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > D Green wrote: > > > > > > > I have a land plat dated June 1860 for Clarendon County. I am > > > > interesting in determining where exactly this location is today. On it > > > > are numbers such as S1 W34.80 and N27 W28.80. How would I go about this > > > > and what are these numbers? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > Damita Drayton Green > > > > [email protected] > > > > Researching *LOGAN*OLIVER* in Clarendon and Sumter Counties. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Bob Brown in West Palm Beach, Florida > > > [email protected] (at work) > > > [email protected] (at home) > > > personal web site http://www.mindspring.com/~rbrown3rd > > > work web site http://www.sfwmd.gov/ > > > > ==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== > > The Sumter County Genealogy Society is open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00-1:00 > > and from 2:00 - 5:00. (Check for holiday closings.) (803) 773-9144 > > The Genealogical and Historical Research Center is located at 219 West Liberty Street in Sumter. > > The mailing address is P.O. Box 2543 Sumter, S.C. 29151. > > Meetings are held every third Monday at 7:30 p.m. except during June,July, and August. > > (The meetings are usually held at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church.) > > -- > > Bob Brown in West Palm Beach, Florida > [email protected] (at work) > [email protected] (at home) > personal web site http://www.mindspring.com/~rbrown3rd > work web site http://www.sfwmd.gov/