Thanks Cleo & Linda for the help. We appreciate it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda S. Hughes" <lshughes@mindspring.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] Township, Range, Section Surveys > Go to this url for a very nice picture and explanation: > http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprangemap.html > > If for some reason you can't access this, go to Google and type in > "township range" without the quotes. The first one that came up is the > url above. > > Linda Hughes > > > On Jan 6, 2004, at 10:48 PM, Cleo Hogan wrote: > > >> I received the message below and know nothing about these maps. Is > >> there > >> anyone on the list that can explain what this lady is asking, then we > >> will > >> both know. > >> > >> Thanks in advance. Shirley > >> > >> What do you know about township maps? > >> 1. Do they number from left to right or right to left? > >> 2. Does township 8 go on right or left of township 9> > >> 3. When a census refers to Elkins township is that a town or a 36 > >> section township? > >> 4. Do you know how to pull up this type of info on Internet? > >> > >> > >> IMHO, this is a northern and western US phenomenon. I lived in NE, > >> IA and > > MI, and learned of "townships" there; we, to my knowledge, do not have > > them > > in VA, WV, NC, SC, KY and TN, which are the areas I have lived in (NC, > > KY & > > TN), and researched in (VA, WV, SC, KY). > > > > There's some history of the method of surveying that Thos Jefferson was > > involved in, that resulted in the "township", "range" and "section" > > that was > > used in the Northwest Territory that was NOT used in the Territory > > South of > > the River Ohio, when land grants and deeds were first used. We use the > > "metes (sic) and bounds" [creek to rock to tree] system in the South, I > > think. A course at a genealogical seminar on land records in the north > > would > > cover this. Will some surveyor or real estate lawyer step in here? > > Cleo in > > Clarksville, cdmhogan@usit.net > > > > >