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Public Land Survey System — Seal of the BLM The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. Its basic units of area are the township and… … Wikipedia
Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey — Infobox nrhp | name =Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey nrhp type =nhl caption = location= East Liverpool, Ohio lat degrees = 40 lat minutes = 38 lat seconds = 32.61 lat direction = N long degrees = 80 long minutes = 31 long seconds … Wikipedia
public land system — Legal descriptions of land by reference to the public land survey … Black's law dictionary
Dominion Land Survey — The Dominion Land Survey (DLS) is the method used to divide most of Western Canada into one square mile sections for agricultural and other purposes. It is based on the layout of the Public Land Survey System used in the United States, but has… … Wikipedia
Department of Revenue and Land Survey (Kerala) — Department of Revenue and Land Survey Bhandra Bhoo Vakkuppu Agency overview Formed 1811 Jurisdiction … Wikipedia
Survey — may refer to:Geography*Surveying, the technique and science of measuring positions and distances on Earth *Aerial survey, a method of collecting information using aerial photography *Cadastral survey, used to document land ownership, by the… … Wikipedia
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 — Full title An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.… … Wikipedia
Land Ordinance of 1785 — The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress on May 20, 1785. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the United States. Therefore, the … Wikipedia
Survey township — 1826 map of the Connecticut Western Reserve in northern Ohio showing both survey and civil townships. The survey townships are represented by the numbers (horizonal town and vertical range numbers) while the civil townships using the same… … Wikipedia
Land description — A Land description consists of the written words which delineate a specific piece of real property. Also known as a Legal Description , land descriptions within the United States can generally be classified as one of five basic types:* Metes and… … Wikipedia
