Off of each Meridian and Base Line the land is boxed with township lines measuring north and south and Range lines measuring east and westħ What is the township and range information which is missing? San Bernardino Principal MeridianĦ Graphical Display of the Federal Township and Range System Diablo Principal Meridian California has 3 separate Principal Meridian Systems. There are 37 across the rest of the country.ĥ California has three Principle Meridians Maps shows the original 13 colonies that use Meets and Bounds and them all the different Principal Meridian Systems West of the original 13 colonies. Base line Reference or beginning point for measuring north or south townships. Range Assigned to a township by measuring east or west of a Principal Meridian Range Lines North to south lines which mark township boundaries Township Lines East to west lines which mark township boundaries Principal Meridian Reference or beginning point for measuring east or west ranges. Sections are numbered beginning with the northeast-most section, proceeding west to 6, then south along the west edge of the township and to the east. Township 36 sections arranged in a 6 by 6 array, measuring 6 miles by 6 miles.
Section Basic unit of the system, a square tract of line one mile by one mile containing 640 acres. See History of Public Land Survey System.ģ Terms used in the Township and Range System: This Ordinance is one of many that were created for describing property. The Land Ordinance of 1785 devised a system of base lines and meridian lines to survey the western lands outside of the initial 13 colonies. 1 Public Land Survey Part one Township, Range and Legal Land DescriptionĢ History of the Township and Range System
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