Are these marks whose published lat-lon data was found with GNSS? Did you get the data from the DOT or elsewhere? I'm thinking of the NGS data sheet...

That's the book I kept by the bedside for years. Can't find a better one on how surveying was done at the time.

We used to have as a forum participant the late Joseph "Jobo" Glidden, whose great grandfather (?) patented one of the common barbed wire designs. I'm...

I suppose some might appreciate it. It seems like push opens a can of worms. I'm a luddite, still searching Windows for the button that says "Looks ...

I don't remember that subject coming up, but there haven't been very many from Arkansas.. If not him, then DDSM?

@monte-king I'll study your examples. @dpuffett Hey Don - Good to see you around here. Still surveying? I've been collecting the available inform...

I have 5 plats of the area of interest, section 2-70-12 5th PM Iowa and nearby. I think I now know better what I have. --PDF of plat "Duplicate" fro...

I've tried twice to make a long post, hit add reply, and it sidn't show up. I'm confused why not.

-The surveyor may have used shortcuts rather than following the order of measurements specified, particularly stubbing in 1/4 corners. -Crossing maj...

That would be highly unusual.

Thanks @briniker I got what I was after. I could not figure out how to get anything below the county level from the search, so I sampled the images ...