Finding which section you're in?

[RTW]

I'm doing a ROS and have looked in all the usual places and they all start their desc. w/ the township. Is there a map that shows the section in N.Cal.

THX

[Greg Sebourn]

There are many tools that can help you determine which section you are in (or approximately). When working in developed areas and I don't have internet access, I like to use the Thomas Bros. Guide. It tends to be pretty accurate and simple to use. Of course, it tends to be quite useless in rural areas.

[Greg Sebourn]

http://store.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/map_locator.pl?store_url=http://store.usgs.gov/scripts/wgate/zww2069da7cec/~flNlc3Npb249UFJEOklHU0tBSENJR1NTQVAwMjowMDAwLjAwM zQuYTE5NjQ5ZGIuOThlYSZ*aHR0cF9jb250ZW50X2NoYXJzZXQ 9aXNvLTg4NTktMSZ*U3RhdGU9NTc5NS4wMDEuMDIuMDU=?~okc ode=SESH

[E_Page]

For rural areas, check the Assesor's Maps.

But if your doing an RS, don't you have deeds and other records that your working from? Don't those records (at least some of them) have this info?

If you are working within the bounds of an old Rancho or Townsite, you either aren't (in the case of a Rancho or many older Townsites) in a section, or may not be in one (depending upon age of Townsite).

These would be considered "omitted lands" from the PLSS survey. If your survey falls within omitted lands, then refer to the Rancho or Townsite, or whatever the case may be.

[RAM]

I have to ask, Are you a PLS? Is so you should not be asking this question. Oh, You must be is you are writting a description.