Sections, or quarter of a quarter section. Within each section, land may be referred to as half sections, quarter To the right is one section from the township T1S-R2E above. View a larger (slow loading) map of all Illinois Section of a township is numbered as in this example and each section is Sections of township T1S-R2E are shown in the example to the right. Of the many Illinois townships are shown in this diagram.Ī township consists of 36 sections and measures 6 miles by 6 miles. The 3rd principal meridian) and is shaded in the map to the right. Read as township 2 north (of the baseline), range 2 west (of Townships (36 sq miles) are numbered north and south of the baselineĪnd east and west of the principal meridian. Line we are most concerned with is the Centralia Base Line. There are a total of twenty four baselines. ThereĪre a total of thirty six principal meridians.īase Lines are similiar to principal meridians except Used to describe property in some eastern portions of the state. The right) The 2nd principal meridian, which is in Indiana, is also Illinois has two principal meridians within itsīoundaries, the 3rd and 4th meridians. Principal meridians, running north and south, are much Principal Meridians and Base Lines Principal Meridians and Base Lines are simply a Mexico had large colonial land claims may differ from the Township and Range Original colonies) and systems used in states where France, Spain and "Metes & Bounds" used in some eastern states (primairly the thirteen Today in the State of Illinois, however, the concepts presented here applyĮqually well to other "Township & Range" states. Is to provide a basic overview of the land survey system used Much genealogical information can be learned from researching land recordsīut many amateur genealogists find them intimidating. Counties, Townships And Ranges In Illinois Range Maps for Dummies Thanks to Ray Henderson for creating this page and giving me permission to post it here.
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