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Ranges: The Range number tells you how far east or west it is from the Principal Meridian. In the screenshot below, the township is T2S, R3W (Township 2 South, Range 3 West). This means it’s the second row of townships south of the baseline.
The intersection of a township line (or baseline) with a range line (or principal meridian) constitutes a township corner, of a section line with any other type of line a section corner, and a point halfway between any two section corners a quarter corner. The federal government typically surveyed only to this quarter-section level, the ...
Ever wonder how the Township, Range and Section are determined? Well get ready for a history lesson. Our story begins in 1785, toward the end of the American Revolution as the U.S. received new land in thanks to the Treaty of Paris.
Here is the schematic of a basic township and range setup. Sections, township and ranges make the building blocks of the United States Public Land Survey.
Correct Answers: A. Township Line, B. Principal Meridian, C. Range Line, D. Initial Point, E. Base Line, and F. Township. Each township is further subdivided into thirty-six sections of one square nominal mile each. Section numbering begins at number one in the upper right northeast.
Ranges are columns of townships set side by side. They are numbered starting at the meridian that runs through the point of origin of each system. Ranges run east and west. Sections represent further divisions of a township. A township can be divided into 36 sections. Each section is about 1 square mile.
Each cell in the grid is identified by a township and range number. The range number identifies how many cells the property is to the east or west of a starting point.