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Drawing (platting) the boundaries of a land parcel can offer additional insights to the land record. The term “platting” generally refers to property that is described in metes and bounds. The term “graphing” is more applicable to rectangular survey (township and range). | Drawing (platting) the boundaries of a land parcel can offer additional insights to the land record. The term “platting” generally refers to property that is described in metes and bounds. The term “graphing” is more applicable to rectangular survey (township and range). | ||
'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
Determine if the same amount of land was sold as was purchased. If not, this is a clue as to other records of acquisition or subdivision. | Determine if the same amount of land was sold as was purchased. If not, this is a clue as to other records of acquisition or subdivision. | ||
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#Identify common neighbors—which might lead to other records to consider. | #Identify common neighbors—which might lead to other records to consider. | ||
<br>'''Commercial platting software''' | |||
'''Commercial platting software''' | |||
[http://www.deedchek.com Deed-Chek] by Emerald Data, Inc. | [http://www.deedchek.com Deed-Chek] by Emerald Data, Inc. | ||
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[http://www.bwmuncy.com Muncy's Plat Pronto] by B.W. Muncy, Inc. | [http://www.bwmuncy.com Muncy's Plat Pronto] by B.W. Muncy, Inc. | ||
'''Platting State Lands on Maps''' | |||
'''Platting State Lands on Maps''' | |||
*Online software to plat State Land descriptions is at [http://www.genealogytools.net/deeds/ www.genealogytools.net/deeds] | *Online software to plat State Land descriptions is at [http://www.genealogytools.net/deeds/ www.genealogytools.net/deeds] | ||
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*Another explanation, “Metes, Bounds & Meanders”, is at [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm] | *Another explanation, “Metes, Bounds & Meanders”, is at [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm] | ||
*Definitions of many words used for metes and bounds surveying is at [http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-metesandbounds.htm http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-metesandbounds.htm] | *Definitions of many words used for metes and bounds surveying is at [http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-metesandbounds.htm http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-metesandbounds.htm] | ||
'''For additional information''' | '''For additional information''' | ||
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E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997), has a section on platting metes and bounds (pages 89-96) and a section on graphing township, range, and section (pages 173-176). | E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997), has a section on platting metes and bounds (pages 89-96) and a section on graphing township, range, and section (pages 173-176). | ||
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, “Land Records,” in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, eds. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy,'' 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006), includes a sidebar, "Creating a Plat," by Mary McCampbell Bell, CG, p. 438. | Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, “Land Records,” in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, eds. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy,'' 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006), includes a sidebar, "Creating a Plat," by Mary McCampbell Bell, CG, p. 438. | ||
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