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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. | ||
#Distinguish same name individuals in the same county. | #Distinguish same name individuals in the same county. | ||
#Identify common neighbors—which might lead to other records to consider. | #Identify common neighbors—which might lead to other records to consider. | ||
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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. | ||
Platplotter - free http://platplotter.appspot.com/ | |||
'''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] | ||
*Another explanation, “Metes, Bounds & Meanders”, is at | *Another explanation, “Metes, Bounds & Meanders”, is at http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm | ||
*Definitions of many words used for metes and bounds surveying is at | *Definitions of many words used for metes and bounds surveying is at http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-metesandbounds.htm | ||
'''For additional information''' | '''For additional information''' | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 3 April 2020
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
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.
- Distinguish same name individuals in the same county.
- Identify common neighbors—which might lead to other records to consider.
Commercial platting software
Deed-Chek by Emerald Data, Inc.
DeedMapper by Direct Line Software
Deed Plotter by Greenbrier Graphics
LANDcalc by COMPUneering, Inc.
Map Draw by Informatik, Inc.
Muncy's Plat Pronto by B.W. Muncy, Inc.
Platplotter - free http://platplotter.appspot.com/
Platting State Lands on Maps
- Online software to plat State Land descriptions is at www.genealogytools.net/deeds
- Another explanation, “Metes, Bounds & Meanders”, is at 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
For additional information
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.
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