Sections Townships And Ranges

Township lines and range lines were then marked and laid out at 6 mile intervals resulting in 6 mile square parcels of land called townships.

Sections townships and ranges. 36 sections arranged in a 6 by 6 square measuring 6 miles by 6 miles. This page maps the united states public land survey system onto google earth. A township that theoretically measures 6 miles in size and is the first six miles north of the base line is described as township one north and written as t1n.

The basic unit of the system a square piece of land one mile by one mile containing 640 acres. Displays townships sections and quarter quarter sections western states have quarter quarters mapped central states do not. As an example the blue shaded box or township is located three townships north of the base line or township 3n.

Sections are numbered beginning with the northeast most section 1 proceeding west to 6 then south along the west edge of the township and to the east 36 is. How to install township and range. Displays calculated area and corner points.

The second six miles would be t2n t3n and so on. United states public land survey system township and range and google earthtm. Range lines that run parallel to the principle meridian are plotted usually in 6 mile intervals.

Townships were identified by their location in this land grid. Once the township is established it is then divided into 36 sections measuring 1 square mile giving us what we see in our tax records today. The data shows the township and range systems.