16) Land Descriptions

Question 1

Legal Description

Answer 1

A description of a parcel of land complete enough to locate and identify the premises

Question 2

Metes and Bounds

Answer 2

A method of describing land using compass directions, monuments or landmarks, and linear measurements

Question 3

Call

Answer 3

Term used to refer to the different monuments, courses, and distances that make up a metes-and-bounds description.

Question 4

Rectangular Survey System

Answer 4

System of land description that applies to most of the land in the US

Applies to all states west of the Mississippi, the five states formed from the Northwest Territory, and most of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

Includes 32 base lines and 35 principal meridians. The basic unit of the survey is the township.

Question 5

Township

Answer 5

An area of land approximately six miles square, containing as nearly as possible 23,040 acres and divided into 36 sections.

Question 6

Section

Answer 6

An area of land approximately one mile square, containing as nearly as possible 640 acres.

Question 7

Plat

Answer 7

A map of a subdivision indicating boundaries of individual properties; it also includes details such as lot numbers, blocks, streets, public easements, and monuments.