less than their combined land areaġ6 Public Land Survey Sometimes referred to as Rectangular Surveyġ7 Public Land Survey Started in Ohio in 1785 more than their combined area 55 counties with 370,000 ac. the southwest boundary of the Johnson propertyĭifficult to reconstruct Often inaccurate Kentucky had 1,275,000 acres not recorded Virginia 40 counties with 554,000 ac.
Mete: A direction, or more often a combination of a distance and direction i.e N 42o E, chains Bound: description of the boundary of an adjoining property i.e. Original 13 colonies Maine Vermont West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Texas Public Land Survey Remaining continental states Alaska Hawaiiġ3 Survey Systems in U.S. (66 feet)2 Horizontal distance = (0.35)2 + 1 = 62.3 feetĩ Horizontal Distance for 1 chain on a 35% slopeġ0 Slope distance necessary on a 35% slope for 1 chain horizontalġ2 Two systems used in U.S. Horizontal distance % Slope = 10 feet 3.5 feet % slope = 3.5/10 = or 35%ħ Adjusting slope distance to horizontal distance Purchase/sale Agricultural crop compliance Taxes Management activitiesġ mile = 5280 feet = 80 chains 1 chain = 66 feet = 100 links 1 rod = 16.5 feet 4 rods = 1 chainġ acre = 43,560 square feet 10 square chains = 1 acre 1 square mile = 640 acres m/l 1 hectare = 10,000 square meters 1 hectare = acresĥ All distance measurement is assumed to be horizontalĭistance measured along a slope must be adjusted to horizontal distanceĦ To adjust slope distance, must know % slopeĮlevation change. Land Measurement Metes and Bounds and Public Land Survey 1 Metes and Bounds and Public Land Survey
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