I don't see that it matters much, as either works in this application. It's a big deal for computer programmers, as some languages do it each way for...

Google search links are coded so they are not the same as the URL your browser shows after following the search link.?ÿ You need to copy where the bro...

If you subtract the adjacent bearings you get delta of 34?ø 55' 10".?ÿ That and radius 300 give L=182.838 which checks. The tangent is 94.358, which d...

I had that thought, too, that the vertical hair which sets the horizontal angle is off target.?ÿ If you enlarge the photo you can see that it slightly...

The download link looks right, and is the same as I got by going through their site, but that download link doesn't work for me afterward, either.?ÿ Y...

The plat and decree gives quiet title to some of Railroad Street to Jones who owns the lot west of Clymer's and Haas who I haven't located, probably b...

If you want to dig deeper, these Dallas Co., Iowa documents are relevant: 1999/014348?ÿ CMC to Shawd 2006/9802?ÿ survey for Shawd and others of land...

Simple Google search for Iowa adverse possession railroad 1958 1882 I didn't get the search terms right at first, but it didn't take long.

This one?

@norman-oklahoma?ÿ That joke was what triggered my idea for the post.

Ambiguity should be held against the grantor, in favor of the grantee. Is there any indication on the ground of reliance on those staked corners? I.e...

Yes it is an error.?ÿ You are changing from the best value you have to something that statistically will not as accurate. ?ÿ

There are vast possibilities. possible names. To paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke, there are 9 billion names of dog. ?ÿ

@mightymoe?ÿ A good explanation, except that I don't see the relationship to NAD27.?ÿ HARN is an old realization of NAD83 and a LOT closer to the lat...

This problem is avoided in states that require surveyors to record their surveys.?ÿ The reference from the deed might get omitted but the drawing is a...

I've done Polaris at 42?ø latitude, but it's a neck bender to get the chin out of the way.?ÿ I'd hate to try it any further north without a right-angl...

Most plats done before GNSS, and a good many after still using total stations, were measured as angles, but there is a tradition of giving bearings ev...

If her nose is good, how about Schonstedt ?