There were other deviations to compensate for surveying errors. To accomodate this some sections are allowed to deviate from one square mile.
But it is a physical impossibility to meet this condition and still maintain a rectangular land grid, because such lines converge on the north pole. More specifically, all north–south running lines (all range lines and half of all section lines), as with the prime meridian, are always established with reference to true, geodetic north. Diablo.īelow is for the location of our family farm, The Sikes Ranch, which has 2 contiguous ¼ sections in two different townships.īecause the survey design is two-dimensional (rectangular), while the actual earth is three-dimensional (approximately spherical and topographically), adjustments to land areas must be made periodically to prevent error propagation not all sections can be one square mile nor can all townships be exactly 36 square miles. Townships are named in reference to a Principal Meridian and a Baseline.Ī baseline is a horizontal line and meridian is a vertical line intersecting at Mt. They are described relative to a central point which is Mt. The country is divided into 6圆 mile townships consisting of 36 1x1 mile sections. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Township and Range: US Public Land Survey System (PLSS or PLS) - Township and Range (T&R) Don's Home Reference Geography US Public Land Survey System (PLSS)- Township and Range (T&R) Contact last updated 21 June 2021
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