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Indiana uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range.The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the center line, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the center line. | Indiana uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range.The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the center line, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the center line. | ||
*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States.'' McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|973 E7an 1991 | *Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States.'' McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|456649|item}}, book 973 E7an 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5524612 World Cat] This book is arranged alphabetically by state. | ||
*Henderson, J.O. ''Indiana, the public domain and its survey, 1892'' Indianapolis [Indiana] : Wm. B. Burford, 1893. {{FHL|977.2 A1 | *Henderson, J.O. ''Indiana, the public domain and its survey, 1892'' Indianapolis [Indiana] : Wm. B. Burford, 1893. {{FHL|461253|item}}, book 977.2 A1 no. 158. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247589387 World Cat]. | ||
*Wilson, George Robert ''Early Indiana trails and surveys'' Indianapolis [Indiana]: C.E. Pauley, 1919. {{FHL|977.2 B4 | *Wilson, George Robert ''Early Indiana trails and surveys'' Indianapolis [Indiana]: C.E. Pauley, 1919. {{FHL|295150|item}}, book 977.2 B4 v. 6 no. 3. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13822465 World Cat]. | ||
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