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UNITS OF LAND MEASURE

                                                                                                                           by Brenda Kellow, B.A., CG, CGI 

 

inches

feet

yards

rods

links

chains

furlongs

perches

poles

acres

varas

1 acre

 

43,560 sq ft

4,840 sq yds

160 sq rods

 

10 sq chains

 

 

 

 

5,645.4 sq v

1 chain

 

66 ft

22 yds

4 rods

100 links

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 furlong

 

660 ft

220 yds

 

 

10 chains

 

 

 

 

 

1 link

7.92 inches

.66 ft

 

1/25 rod

 

 

 

1/25 perch

1/25

 

 

1 mile

 

5,280 ft

 

320 rods

 

80 chains

8 furlongs

 

 

 

1,900.8 v

1 perch

 

16½  ft

5½ yds

1 rod

 

 

 

 

1 pole

 

 

1 pole

 

16½ ft

5½ yds

1 rod

 

1 sq chain

 

1 perch

 

 

 

1 rod

 

16½ ft

5½ yds

 

25 links

 

 

1 perch

1 pole

 

 

1 vara

33 1/3 inches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 rood - may  vary

 

 

5½ yds

40 sq rods

 

¼ sq chains

 

40 sq perches

 

¼ acre

 

1 league

 

13,889 ft  sq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,428.4 acre

5,000 v  sq

1 labor

 

2,778 ft  sq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

177.1 acres

1,000 v  sq

1 gunter chain, fed. blm

 

66 ft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

950.4 varas sq

 

2,640 ft  sq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

160 acres

 

36 varas

 

100 ft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,344 varas sq

 

3,733 ft  sq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

320 acres

 

1,900.8 varas 

 

5,280 ft sq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 acres

 

1 lug

 

 

5½ yds

1 rod

 

 

 

1 perch

1 pole

 

 

 

1 sq  pole = 625 sq links                          1 league = 3 miles               

to reduce varas to ft x 100 ÷36          to reduce feet to varas x 36 ÷100               to reduce square varas to acres x177 ÷1,000,000              to reduce square  feet to acres  x 23 ÷1,000,000

 

metes and bounds  = irregular physical description of land:  nh, ri, ct, ny, pa, nj, de, ma, vt, me,  md, va, wv, ga, nc, sc, tn, ky, tx, hawaii  and the  us  military tract in ohio

1784 federal or public land survey system uses township, range, & section                  1 section = 1 miles sq or 640 acres                1 township = 6 mi sq or 36 sections               

t= township (twp) = 6 mi sq  & divided into 36 sq mi sections of 640 acres each                s = section = 1 sq mi                                                 r = range: goes east and west      

NE¼ 14 = northeast quarter of section 14                                                                                            T16N R7W=twp is 16 tiers N of the base line for PM & 7 ranges  W of PM                                                                               

principal meridians run north & south                base lines run east & west                       twp numbers east or west of pm are called ranges                     

revised 2/96                                       See:  manual of instruction for the survey of public lands of the us, by  bureau of land management of dept. of interior

 

Recommended citation: 
 "Units of Land Measure" by Brenda Kellow, B.A., CG, CGI, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc.,  <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>

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