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Remember that each township has lines called tiers running east to west, and range lines running north and south. But it’s easier to understand if you have a visual, so let’s look at an example.įirst, we need to look at how properties are located in each township. And of course, most properties are not a perfect square mile, so there are ways of identifying areas inside of each section. All sections may not be a perfect 1 square mile as there are things like lakes and other natural borders. Each township of 36 square miles is divided into 36 sections, meaning each section of the township measures 1 square mile. That’s still a pretty big area, so townships are broken down even further. This is a very important point, so let me repeat it! Townships cover 36 square miles. A square that measures 6 miles on each side has an area of 36 square miles (6 times 6), so each township covers 36 square miles. The lines are 6 miles apart in every direction, so they create squares called “townships”.

The lines running east to west are called “tiers”, and the lines running north to south are known as “range lines”. From the fixed Point of Beginning, lines are drawn about every six miles on both sides of the baseline, and every six miles on both sides of the meridian line. Those two lines intersect at what is called the fixed Point of Beginning. An east to west line called a baseline, and a north to south line called the principal meridian. The Government Survey System was created to help with that. Somewhere in that valley is a plot of land with your name on it. To really get a feel for what the early settlers of America were facing, imagine having a massive valley full of trees, rocks, and maybe a creek or two. It gave people a way to find specific plots of land before we had Google Maps, Waze, or any kind of city planning. The Government Survey System is a federal land survey system implemented in the United States less than a decade after the founding of the country. Like the address on a letter- 1234 PrepAgent Street, Awesomeville USA, that sort of thing. Why do we have a Government Survey System? Well, usually when you tell someone how to find a property, you give them a street address. Today we’re looking at the Government Survey System.