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    1. Re: [TNMONTGO-L] Township, Range, Section Surveys
    2. Gerry Parchman

    3. The Townships and Ranges system resulted from the Louisiana Purchase and affects all that land. If you look at a plat or range map, you will see that the whole area is divided into square blocks. These blocks are based on a survey starting point in my home county of Monroe County, Arkansas, where all the land west of that point is in West ranges, and all the land east of that point in is East ranges. All the land north of that point is in North Townships, and all the land south is in South Townships. For example, my ancestors bought land in Prairie County, Arkansas in Twp 4 N of Range 6 W (it is northwest of the marker in Monroe County). Within that area it is divided into 36 Sections of 640 acres each. Each Section is divided into 4 quarters (160 acres each), and these can be further divided into smaller quarters. So the designation of their land is as follows: NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 4 of Township 4 North Range 6 West. This totals one quarter of one quarter of 640 acres = 40 acres. Gerry Parchman

    01/07/2004 03:22:58
    1. Re: [TNMONTGO-L] Township, Range, Section Surveys
    2. Shirley Daykin

    3. Thanks Gerry for you great explanation. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Parchman" <lib2uus@comcast.net> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] Township, Range, Section Surveys > The Townships and Ranges system resulted from the Louisiana Purchase and > affects all that land. If you look at a plat or range map, you will see > that the whole area is divided into square blocks. These blocks are based > on a survey starting point in my home county of Monroe County, Arkansas, > where all the land west of that point is in West ranges, and all the land > east of that point in is East ranges. All the land north of that point is > in North Townships, and all the land south is in South Townships. > > For example, my ancestors bought land in Prairie County, Arkansas in Twp 4 N > of Range 6 W (it is northwest of the marker in Monroe County). Within that > area it is divided into 36 Sections of 640 acres each. Each Section is > divided into 4 quarters (160 acres each), and these can be further divided > into smaller quarters. So the designation of their land is as follows: > > NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 4 of Township 4 North Range 6 West. This totals > one quarter of one quarter of 640 acres = 40 acres. > > Gerry Parchman > >

    01/07/2004 02:48:06