Term
|
Definition
| imaginary lines running East & West |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 24 miles x 24 miles (largest measure) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| land description, used for subdividing land utilizing surveying lines |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a series of boundary lines on the earth's surface |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a type of legal description for land |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions- |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| man-made or nature object used to establish boundaries of land |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| starting (and ending) place in a land survey |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| imaginary lines running North & South |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a vertical strip of land six miles wide- |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 1-mile x 1-mile tract of land containing 640 acres |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 6-mile x 6-mile tract of land containing 36 sections |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| east-west row of townships |
|
|
Term
| Where does a metes-and-bounds description start? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| and permanent reference point for surveying |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a straight line connecting north and south |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to compensate for the earth's curvature guide meridians are drawn every 24 miles east and west of the principal Meridian |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| correction lines are located every 24 miles north and south of the baseline to compensate for the curvature of the earth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the 24 by 24 miles square created by the intersecting guide meridians and correction lines is called a check |
|
|
Term
| any quarter section contains how many acres |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an engineers plan for land use superimposed on a map of the land in question |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| each parcel of land is given a parcel ID to prepare tax maps for taxation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
