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Graphical Display of the Federal
Figure 9.8 Township and Range System
Principle Range Line
Meridian
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR T2N T2N T2N T2N
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Township R2W R1W R1E R2E
Line R2W R1W T1N T1N
T1N
T1N
R2E
R1E
LAND DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM
T1S T1S T1S T1S
R2W R1W R1E R2E
Base Line

T2S T2S T2S T2S Township
R2W R1W R1E R2E Line

STANDARD T5N PARALELL
Range Line

T4N Township T1S,R2E
T3N 6 5 4 3 2 1 A township is 36
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T2N GUIDE MERIDIAN 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Township
square miles;
6 miles x 6 miles.

consists of 36
BASE T1N LINE 13 14 15 16 17 18 sections numbered
1 to 36, right to

left, top down as
T1S

T2S 19 20 21 22 23 24 illustrated.
Each Section
R3W R2W R1W R1E R2E R3E R4E R5E 25 26 27 28 29 30 contains 640
acres, and are 1
31 32 33 34 35 36 mile square.
Tiers and Ranges from Principal Meridian
and Base Line Identify Townships.
Section 33
Table of Land Measurements 40 CHAINS 20 CHAINS 80 RODS
160 RODS 80 RODS 1320 FEET
LINEAR MEASURE SQUARE MEASURE 2640 FEET 1320 FEET 440 YARDS

1 inch = 0.0833 ft. 144 sq. in. = 1 sq foot
7.92 inches = 1 link 9 sq. feet = 1 sq. yard 1 1 1 1 1
12 inches = 1 foot 30 / 2 sq. yds = 1 sq.rod NW / 4 W / 2 NE / 4 E / 2 NE / 4
1

1 vara = 33 inches 16 sq. rods = 1 sq. chain
3
2 / 4 feet = 1 vara 1 sq. rod = 272 / 4 sq. ft. 160 ACRES
1

3 feet = 1 yard 1 sq. ch. = 4356 sq.ft. Quarter Section 80 ACRES 80 ACRES

1
25 links = 16 / 2 feet 10 sq.chs. = 1 acre
25 links = 1 rod 160 sq. rods = 1 acre 1/2 Quarter Section

100 links = 1 chain 4840 sq. yds. = 1 acre
1
16 / 2 feet = 1 rod 43560 sq.ft. = 1 acre
1
5 / 2 yards = 1 rod 640 acres = 1 sq.mile CENTER OF
SECTION
4 rods = 100 links 1 sq.mile = 1 section 660 FT. 660 FT. 1320 FT.

1
1
66 feet = 1 chain 36 sq. miles = 1 Twp. 1320 FT. 20 CHAINS 1 1 N / 2 NE / 4 SE / 4
1

80 chains = 1 mile 6 miles sq. = 1 Twp. NW / 4 NW / 4 20 ACRES
E / 2
W / 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
320 rods = 1 mile 1 sq. mi. = 2.59 sq. kilm NW / 4 SW / 4 NE / 4 SW / 4 SE / 4 SE / 4
1
1
1
1
1

8000 links = 1 mile 40 ACRES 40 ACRES 20 ACRES 20 ACRES S / 2 NE / 4 SE / 4

5280 feet = 1 mile 20 ACRES

1760 yards = 1 mile Quarter Quarter Section 10 CHAINS 80 RODS 80 RODS
N 1 / 2 NW 1 / 4
SW 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4 W 1 / 2 E 1 / 2 NW 1 / 4 NE 1 / 4
SE 1 / 4
SE 1 / 4
NE 1 / 4
NE 1 / 4
An Acre is defined by these measurements: 5 ACRES SW 1 / 4 SW 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4

1
1
1
1
S 1 / 2 NW 1 / 4
SW / 4 SW / 4 SW / 4 SW / 4 SW 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4 10 ACRES 10 ACRES

330’
330’
660 FT
660 FT

43,560 sq. feet 660 feet x 66 feet. 40 ACRES 40 ACRES 5 ACRES
2 1 / 2
2 1 / 2
165 feet x 264 feet. 160 square rods. ACS ACS SE 1 / 4 SW 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4
SW 1 / 4
SE 1 / 4
SE 1 / 4
SE 1 / 4
1
198 feet x 220 feet. 208’ 8 / 2” square. 440 YARDS 80 RODS SE 1 / 4 SE 1 / 4

330 FT 5 CHS 660 FT 10 CHAINS 40 RODS
Or any rectangular tract, the product of the length and
width of which totals 43,560 sq.ft. 5280 feet 8000 links
80 chains
1 linear mile
1760 yards 320 rods
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