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Hi,
I am very familiar with the terms in the PLSS and your statements on what constitutes a 1/4 corner is correct.....i. e., the corner that is midpoint, in most cases, from the sec. corners, is the 1/4 sec. cor. as it divides the section into quarters. And you are right, the corner that is at midpoint, in most cases, from the sec. cor. to the 1/4 sec. cor. is the 1/16 sec. cor..
I am retired from BLM after 31 years and almost 20 in the Headquarters Office in D.C.
Keith Williams
Thank you for the replies. I just got the 2009 BLM Manual so I'll spend more time studying that.
Hello Girardeau....try these
Hello Girardeau,
Here is an exhibit showing the mapped (calculated positions by a draftsman) of PLSS monumentation. This does not mean that all corners are monumented. To confIrm what you've found you could research the field notes of the PLSS original surveyors that put the monuments in. Check with your BLM field office. I would suggest that you buy a PLSS Manual, study and attend your local professional surveyors organization. This should get you started. Keep asking questions!
Regards, Paul
Oh, I want to add to this that I also learned it can be a called a quarter-quarter corner, which to me is still clear and unambiguous.