Some recent Corner Records

Hi Mighty,

Interesting finds,
overhere in Belgium we don't have these sections, must be historical.
How far from each other do you find these points, I suppose (or should I say hope) they're well documented,

chr.

> How far from each other do you find these points,

Nominally at 1/2 mile intervals around the perimeter of 1 mile square "sections". In practice, many are not found. Quality and quantity of documentation varies.

> Hi Mighty,
>
> Interesting finds,
> overhere in Belgium we don't have these sections, must be historical.
> How far from each other do you find these points, I suppose (or should I say hope) they're well documented,
>
> chr.

Christ,

In general, 1 square mile sections were laid out across the most of the US from Ohio, where the Public Land Surveys began out to California and even Alaska. Some state were settled prior to this system was in place and those are generally the colonial states along the Atlantic Coast.

The BLM website or a google search can give you quite the history of land surveying in the US. Stone were commonly used for corners before Pipes became more common.

Just type Public Land Survey into Google and there is a wealth of information.

The land was divided into 6 x 6 mile squares and then further into 1 x 1 mlie squares (Sections), the Sections were monumented every 1/2 mile. Those 1/2 mile stones are called one quarter corners because they split the Section into quarters.
Other systems were used but where I am that is what happened.

Those stones are an 1881 vintage and I don't think they had been found since maybe 1920 (there are old fence tie downs so the homesteaders found them). I never found any old surveys or documents that call for them, so I think we are the first to see them in a long time.

Hi guys,
thanks for the clarifications and the link ... will continue reading.
It's odd and interesting to see how 'the new world' was subdivided by our grandfathers when they made new towns. Our towns were built around a market square (and mostly a church) and grew without the square pattern.

I live in this village, a mixture of agriculture, industry and living spaces.

chr.

Are those the fields where they get the hops and barley to make that good Belgium beer?
Do you live under that big A?

I need to get over there sometime.

Christ, here in Oklahoma we use the PLSS. Most towns or cities that predate the government surveys were surveyed parallel and perpendicular to the railroads.

BTW Nice finds Moe!

Thanks Blake-kind of wish they had remained lost; oh well.

Mighty,
we're getting off topic ...
but the hop fields are 30 km SW from here, it is a very local cultivation around the city of Poperinge. The blue dot, I live in Ardooie, not exactly under the big A from the post above, that the center of the village, I live more rural, the red spot.

here you have the aerial of a piece of our village

Ever seen a hop field? We did some surveying last year in Vlamertinge, a lot of hop there ...

chr.

barley I've seen, hops no; and they look complicated I had no idea.

some more pics from the harvest with grown up plants ...

it's all about the bells

chr.

now I understand the post and wire structure-looks like a lot of work.
The hops must grow quickly like Illinois corn.