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==== '''Bounds''' ==== | ==== '''Bounds''' ==== | ||
'''"Bounds"''' refers to the naming of physical features in defining the boundaries of the land. | '''"Bounds"''' refers to the naming of physical features in defining the boundaries of the land. Therefore, when land is surveyed in this manner, the results can be quite interesting. Common terms might be the name of a tree, creek, owners of land bordering the property and even piles of rocks. | ||
==== Example ==== | ==== Example ==== | ||
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'''To Learn How''' | '''To Learn How''' | ||
*If you wish to learn how to plat land, see the wiki page entitled [[Platting Land|Platting Land ]] | *If you wish to learn how to plat land, see the wiki page entitled [[Platting Land|Platting Land ]] located in the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] section. | ||
==== For Additional Information ==== | ==== For Additional Information ==== | ||
*E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States''(Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997). ({{FSC|973 R27h}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36074524 WorldCat entry]. | *E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States''(Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997). ({{FSC|973 R27h}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36074524 WorldCat entry]. Has a section describing metes and bounds (pages 61 - 65) and a section on platting metes and bounds (pages 89-96). | ||
*Powell, Kimberly [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm "Metes, Bounds and Meanders - Platting the Land of Your Ancestors"] ''About.com | *Powell, Kimberly [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm "Metes, Bounds and Meanders - Platting the Land of Your Ancestors"] ''About.com : Genealogy,'' a part of the New York Times Company, 2010 | ||
*[http://www.surveyhistory.org/metes_&_bounds_vs__public_lands.htm "Metes and Bounds vs. Public Lands Analysis of the System of United States land Surveys"]''Virtual Museum of Surveying'' | *[http://www.surveyhistory.org/metes_&_bounds_vs__public_lands.htm "Metes and Bounds vs. Public Lands Analysis of the System of United States land Surveys"]''Virtual Museum of Surveying'' | ||
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