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that to correctly survey a 40 acre tract such as the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 (see Figure 1) requires a survey of almost the entire section? Consider the minimum steps that are necessary: a. Recover original government corners 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 (these corners set by federal government surveyors in the 1800's). b. Establish the center of the section (point A) which is the intersection of a straight line between points 4 and 8, and 6 and 2. c. Establish 1/16 corners B. C, D. and E. d. Establish SE 1/16 corner (point F) which is the intersection of straight lines between point B and D, and C and E. |
The above steps are necessary to locate the four corners of the NW1/4 of the SE1/4. Since most sections have dimensions such as in Figure 2 (exaggerated to show that the lines are not straight nor parallel, due to difficulties encountered in the original government surveys), it follows that the distance around a "40" will not always be 1320', nor will the sides be at right angles to each other, nor will it be exactly 40 acres. |
1 link = 7.92 inches 1 rod = 16 1/2 feet = 5 1/2 yards = 25 links 1 chain = 66 feet = 100 links = 4 rods 1 furlong = 40 rods = 660 feet 1 mile = 80 chains = 5280 feet = 320 rods 4 rod road = 66 feet wide 3 rod road = 49 1/2 feet wide 1 acre = 43,560 sq. feet = 160 sq. rods = 10 sq. chains 1 acre is about 208 3/4 feet square and is about 8 rods wide by 20 rods longs 1 township = 36 square miles |