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?

> 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

If you do a Google search on "township maps," you will be able to access these maps in specific states. -----Original Message----- From: Cleo Hogan [mailto:cdmhogan@usit.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:49 PM To: TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] Township, Range, Section Surveys > 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