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This 1988 BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the Public Land Survey System.. The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.
A subdivision survey is conducted to divide the original tract into smaller lots and a plat map is created. Usually this subdivision survey employs a metes and bounds system to delineate individual lots within the main tract. Each lot on the plat map is assigned an identifier, usually a number or letter. The plat map is then officially recorded ...
All counties, with the exception of Arlington County, are further subdivided into magisterial districts. [1] Magisterial districts are defined by the United States Census Bureau as a minor civil division that is a nonfunctioning subdivision used in conducting elections or recording land ownership, and are not governments. [ 1 ]
Over time, the developer acquired more than 5,000 acres (20 km 2) making Shannondale arguably the largest subdivision in the State of West Virginia (in surface area). In 1961, work commenced on an earthen dam to impound a 65-acre (260,000 m 2 ) lake adjacent to and partially surrounding the clubhouse and pool.
For each stream, the name, coordinate of the source, name of the stream it flows into, coordinate of the confluence, and political subdivision in which the confluence is located are given. This map depicts the watershed area for each named stream in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Casner Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,239 and it contained 510 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,239 and it contained 510 housing units.
Sarcoxie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 958. Geography.
A plat of subdivision or plan of subdivision appears when a landowner or municipality divides land into smaller parcels. If a landowner owns an acre of land, for instance, and wants to divide it into three pieces, a surveyor would have to take precise measurements of the land and submit the survey to the governing body, which would then have to ...