Rectangular Survery Flashcards
Base lines
Imaginary lines that are east-west lines parallel to the latitudinal lines
Fractional sections
The sections where township corrections are made are confined to sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 and 31; there are 11 fractional sections in a township
Gila and Salt River Base line and Meridian
Intersection of the Arizona base line and Principal meridian; establishes the initial point of the government survey
Government Checks
24 mile squares established by Guide Meridians and Standard Parallels, each containing 16 townships
Guide Meridians
Survey lines running north-south that correct for Earth’s curvature
Meridians
Imaginary lines that are north-south lines parallel to the longitudinal lines
Range Lines
A strip of land 6 miles wide, determined by a government survey, running in a north-south direction but measuring in an east-west direction
Rectangular Survery
Also called government survey; a system of land description developed by the federal government
Section
A square mile of land, as established by government survey, containing 640 acres
Standard Parallels
Lines that are ‘1st or 2nd Standard Parallel, North or South’ and so on, according to the distance from the base line
Tiers
Horizontal rows of townships running in an east-west direction, but measuring in a north-south direction
Township
A territorial subdivision that is 6 miles long and 6 miles wide that contains 36 sections, each 1 mile square
Township Lines
East-west lines that run parallel to the base line every 6 miles
Land Ordinance of 1775
Plan created for dividing the land to create small affordable parcels for average citizens not just wealthy. This created townships
