Thursday Triva

Re: Thursday Triva

John Veerkamp

I'm really rusty on this stuff. L shapped, 2660 acres?

Half credit

DaleLenz

John,

You got the shape correct, but your somewhat off on the acres. The legal description is all in one section of land.

I'm unfamiliar with the E superscript 2

Gary Smyth

How is that read? 2E, E squared? 1/2 E?

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Alex Y

Hopefully when this is over you will give an explanation (rather than merely an answer) for those of use without a clue.

Re: Half credit

John Veerkamp

I was thinking 4 sections, should have been 2560 acres. It was too early. since it is not 4 sections I don't have a clue

Re: I'm unfamiliar with the E superscript 2

DaleLenz

Gary, that would be read East half. The other are read as the SW quarter etc.

Most of the States use this method, a grid system. Some of the eastern states, maybe the 13 orginal colonies + others use a Meets & Bounds method.

Hint: There is usually 640 acres in a section of land.

Sure

Let me try

Gary Smyth

The tract is in sections the North West, South East and North East

Of that it consists of the east half of the South East and North West sections and the east half of the North East and South West Section. So far 1280 acres but I don't get an "L" shape

or

it's in the north east and southeast townships of the Northwest section and then divided by the halfs. Terminology is messing with my head.

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Gary Camp, Bend Oregon

I get 90acres total in an L shape, narrow on the back vert. side of the L and a 40 sq. on the bottom "leg of the L the inside of the L is at the center point of the section. I am assuming that quadrants not labled with 2 are 1/4s or 1/4s of 1/4s

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Frederick Nelson

I recognize the descriptions from the terminology first set out by the Northwest Ordnance of 1787, but I don't remember exactly how the section descroptions work. My experience with it is considerably more recent than 1787, but it has been a while.

Fred

under complete overcast in Eastern Missouri, where they also use these section descriptions

Bingo! *LINK*

DaleLenz

Gary wins the golden award for today, 90 acres it is.

Now will attempt to explain. A section of land is one square mile, 640 acres, so draw a square, each leg is one mile. Now draw two lines in the center of the first square, one line vertical and one horizontal, both lines are draw across the square, you now have 4 quads, 160 acres ea. Now visualize this being a map, North is always up. The upper left quad is the NW, upper right is NE, lower left SW and lower right is SE. Pick any of the quads and repeat, now each quad in a quad is 40 acres, get the picture (?) If I had a chalk board and you folks in front of me, it would be a whole lot simpler. A link is posted below, go down to the mid page of link with a square drawing, for more information if you must. The way I write the legal would not pass a college exam, but in the field/industry my method is a short-hand way that is quite common.


Legal Descr.

Bingo!

DaleLenz

Gary wins the golden award for today, 90 acres it is.

Now will attempt to explain. A section of land is one square mile, 640 acres, so draw a square, each leg is one mile. Now draw two lines in the center of the first square, one line vertical and one horizontal, both lines are draw across the square, you now have 4 quads, 160 acres ea. Now visualize this being a map, North is always up. The upper left quad is the NW, upper right is NE, lower left SW and lower right is SE. Pick any of the quads and repeat, now each quad in a quad is 40 acres, get the picture (?) If I had a chalk board and you folks in front of me, it would be a whole lot simpler. A link is posted below, go down to the mid page of link with a square drawing, for more information if you must. The way I write the legal would not pass a college exam, but in the field/industry my method is a short-hand way that is quite common.

Still having problems, can not delete last post

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Gary Camp, Bend, Oregon

NW,SE & E2,NE,SW & E2,SE,NW & SE,NE,NW around here it would be written

The NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4(section) & The E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4(section) & The E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4(section) & THE SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4(section)

(section) would not be in the legal description, it is assumed that the last quadrant listed is a 1/4 section. I had to draw the picture Dale talked about and the braek weach 1/4 section into 1/4s. Fun thanks for the question

glc