1. Public Land Survey Part two Township, Range and Legal Land Description

2. Township Range Township line Section Prove it!
Lets review
Township
Range
Township line
Section
Prove it!

3. What is the township and range information which is missing?
Mt. Diablo 1 2 3 4 5 6

4. What sections have been left unnumbered?
One Township 5 4 3 1 7 8 10 11 12 18 17 16 14 13 20 21 22 29 27 26 25

5. Breaking a section down
The section can be divided into halves, quarters, halves of halves
These quarters can be broken into halves or quarters
They are broken down by combining the words East, West, North, South
north
west
east
south

6. Breaking a section down
Yellow = 1 section = section 8
orange = NE ¼, section 8
Blue = NW ¼, NE ¼, section 8 N W E S

7. How big is that section 1 whole section = 640 acres = 1 sq. mile
¼ of a ¼ section = 40 acres
640 acres
320 acres
Section 8
160 acres
40 acres

8. 8 One Section of Land (640 acres)
This section is divided into quarters, halves of a quarter, and quarters of a quarter.

9. Practice 2 5
NW1/4, NW1/4
NE1/4, NE1/4 3
SE1/4, NW1/4
Section 8 1 4
W1/2, SE 1/4
SW1/4

10. Writing the legal description
Locate desired plot of land
Figure out what section it is located in and what portion of section
Smallest part is listed first
Work your way out from the section to the principal meridian
For example

11. Saying it correctly Example: T 1S, R 3 E, Mt. Diablo PM
Yellow = 1 section = section 8
Orange = NE ¼ , section 8
Blue = NW ¼, NE ¼, section 8
How it is spoken NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of section 8 of township one South Range three East of the Mt. Diablo Principal Meridian

12. Writing a Legal Land Description
T 1S, R 3 E, Mt. Diablo PM ?
Yellow Area
Brown Area
Blue Area
Green Area
Sec. 8, T.1 N., R. 3 E., Mt. Diablo PM (640 acres)
NE ¼, Sec. 8, T.1 N., R. 3 E., Mt. Diablo PM (160 acres)
Answer: NE ¼, SE1/4, Sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 3 E, Mt. Diablo Meridian
NW ¼, NE ¼, Sec. 8, T.1 N., R. 3 E., Mt. Diablo PM (40 acres)
NE ¼, SE1/4, Sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 3 E, Mt. Diablo PM (40 acres)

13. Principal Meridian Base line ? T.1S,R3E 34 ? 8 1 6 4 2 7 5 3 R2W R1W
T2N
T1N
T1S ?
T.1S,R3E
T2S
T3S 34 ?
NW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
NE1/4, SW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
S1/2, S1/2, SW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
NE1/4,NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
W1/2, SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
S1/2, NE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
S1/2, NE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
NE1/4, NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
(1) NW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 8
(2) NE1/4, SW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
(3) S1/2, S1/2, SW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 1
(4) NE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 6
(5) W1/2, SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 4 2
(6) S1/2, NE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 7
(7) S1/2, NE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 5
(8) NE1/4, NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M. 3

15. A typical US Forest Service transportation map
that identifies townships
and sections

16. Identify these items using the transportation map
What is the principal meridian?
In what section is Agnew Grove?
How many acres are in the private (darkened) land around Kennedy Meadow?
What is the legal description for Kennedy Meadow?
What is at SW1/4, SW1/4, Sec 3, T.13S., R.29E., Mt. Diablo Meridian ?

17. Principal Meridian Base line 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 5 4 5 1 4 2 5 3 R2W R1W R1E
T2N
T1N 1
T1S 2 3
T2S 4 3 5
T3S 4 5
NW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
NE1/4, SW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
S1/2, S1/2, SW1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
NE1/4,NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
W1/2, SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
S1/2, NE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
S1/2, NE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
NE1/4, NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 34 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
(1) NW1/4, Sec. 8 T.2N.,R.1W., Mt. Diablo P.M
(2) NE1/4, SW1/4, Sec. 14 T.2N., R.2E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
(3) S1/2, S1/2, SW1/4, Sec. 20 T.2S.,R.2W., Mt. Diablo P.M. 1
(4) NE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 25 T.1S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M.
(5) W1/2, SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 34 T.3S.,R.3E., Mt. Diablo P.M 4 2 5 3