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One of the center sections of a township was often reserved for community property such as a school or fire station. | One of the center sections of a township was often reserved for community property such as a school or fire station. | ||
==== Section Subdivisions ==== | ==== Section Subdivisions ==== | ||
Each section is usually divided into subdivisions of varying size, usually with rectangular (square) shapes. The sections can be further subdivided into quarter sections of 160 acres. The quarters can be divided into half-quarters of 80 acres or into quarter-quarter sections of 40 acres.<ref>[http://www.geocommunicator.gov/GeoComm/lsis_home/home/lsis-plss-description.html The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)] in ''Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'' at GeoCommunicator.gov (accessed 28 November 2014).</ref> | Each section is usually divided into subdivisions of varying size, usually with rectangular (square) shapes. The sections can be further subdivided into quarter sections of 160 acres. The quarters can be divided into half-quarters of 80 acres or into quarter-quarter sections of 40 acres.<ref>[http://www.geocommunicator.gov/GeoComm/lsis_home/home/lsis-plss-description.html The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)] in ''Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'' at GeoCommunicator.gov (accessed 28 November 2014).</ref> | ||
==== Internet Map Tool ==== | ==== Internet Map Tool ==== | ||
[http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Earthpoint: Tools for Google Earth] displays a Google Earth map based on BLM township, range, section, and quarter-quarter section if you zoom in close enough (most, but not all areas have quarter-quarter sections mapped). The tool can also convert township, range, and section to latitude and longitude, or vise versa. | [http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Earthpoint: Tools for Google Earth] displays a Google Earth map based on BLM township, range, section, and quarter-quarter section if you zoom in close enough (most, but not all areas have quarter-quarter sections mapped). The tool can also convert township, range, and section to latitude and longitude, or vise versa. | ||
==== Rectangular Survey Land Records ==== | ==== Rectangular Survey Land Records ==== | ||
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'''Tract book arrangement.''' Tract books are arranged by the present-day state. In some states tract books are also divided into groups by land office. Each tract book is arranged by the legal land description of the section, township, and range.<ref name="Hone" /> | '''Tract book arrangement.''' Tract books are arranged by the present-day state. In some states tract books are also divided into groups by land office. Each tract book is arranged by the legal land description of the section, township, and range.<ref name="Hone" /> | ||
The | The townships and ranges covered in each of the 2,325 tract books is listed at [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. | ||
==== For Further Reading ==== | ==== For Further Reading ==== | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/landmaps/range_map.html Range Maps for Dummies] in ''RootsWeb'' (Ancestry.com). | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/landmaps/range_map.html Range Maps for Dummies] in ''RootsWeb'' (Ancestry.com). | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msahs/allabout6.html Range Map Tutorial] in "Attala Historical Society, Kosciusko, Mississippi" at ''RootsWeb'' (Ancestry.com). | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msahs/allabout6.html Range Map Tutorial] in "Attala Historical Society, Kosciusko, Mississippi" at ''RootsWeb'' (Ancestry.com). | ||
*E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry Pub., c1997), chapters 8 and 9. {{WorldCat|483096407|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|766994|item|disp=FHL Book 973 R27h}}. | *E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry Pub., c1997), chapters 8 and 9. {{WorldCat|483096407|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|766994|item|disp=FHL Book 973 R27h}}. | ||
*[[United_States,_Bureau_of_Land_Management_Tract_Books_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] Wiki articles about the tract book collection. | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||