Land Measurements
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ONE SECTION OF LAND CONTAINS ONE SQUARE MILE OR 640
ACRES
Not to Scale
| 20 chains =
80 rods W½ N W¼ 80 Acres 1320 Feet |
20chains =
80 rods E½ N W¼ 80 Acres 1320 Feet |
40
Chains = 160 rods NE ¼ 160 Acres 2640 Feet |
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| NW ¼ SW ¼ 40 Acres |
NE ¼ SW ¼ 40 Acres |
N½
NW¼ SE¼ 20 Acres |
W½ NE¼ SE ¼ 20 Acres 10 chains |
E½ NE¼ SE ¼ 20 Acres 10 chains |
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| S½
NW¼ SE¼ 20 Acres |
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| SW¼ SW¼ 40 Acres = 80 Rods |
SE¼
SW¼ 40 Acres = 440 Yards |
NW¼ SW¼ SE¼ 10 Acres |
NE¼ SW¼ SE¼ 10 Acres |
5 Acres | 5 Acs 5 chains |
5 Acs 20 rods |
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| 5
Acres 1 Furlong |
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| SW¼ SW¼ SE¼ 10 Acres / 660 Feet |
SE¼ SW¼ SE¼ 10 Acres/ 660 Feet |
2½ Acs | 2½ Acs | 10 Acres equals 80 lots of 30' X 125' |
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| 330 ft | 330 ft | ||||||
| LAND MEASUREMENTS | 1 mile = 8 furlongs = 80 chains = 320 rods = 5280 feet |
| 1 link - 7.92 inches |
1 sq. rod = 272.25 sq. feet |
| 1 rod = 16.5 feet |
1 acre = 43,560 square feet |
| 1 chain = 100 links = 66 feet | 1 acre = 160 square rods (159.999 359 334 617) |
| 1 furlong = 40 rods = 660 feet | 1 acre = 4840 square yards |