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*Click on the entire section map. Here you can view the whole secion and hopefully get an indication where your research subject lived. | *Click on the entire section map. Here you can view the whole secion and hopefully get an indication where your research subject lived. | ||
[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Managment General Land Records Office] has an explanation of the township/range system, as does[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System Wikipedia] as does this website, Family Search Wiki. | [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Managment General Land Records Office] has an explanation of the township/range system, as does [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System Wikipedia] as does this website, Family Search Wiki. | ||
If you have the latitude and longitude of the location you are looking for, you can convert it to township/range using the converter at [http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Earthpoint]. | The BLM also has Cadastral and other survey information at [Oregon and Washington Land Status and Cadastral Record [http://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/survey/ySrvy1.php http://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/survey/ySrvy1.php]], please note this is separate from the survey dropdown on the main glorecords.blm.gov page. To aid in your search, the northwest corner of the county is in Township 40 Range 36; the northeast corner is township 40 range 42; the southwest corner is township 28 range 35; and the southeast corner is in township 27 range 42. | ||
If you have the latitude and longitude of the location you are looking for, you can convert it to township/range using the converter at [http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Earthpoint]. | |||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||