Federal township plats [microform]. 1807-1970.

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Federal township plats [microform]. 1807-1970.

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Manuscript plat maps of all Illinois townships prepared under the direction of the U.S. Surveyor General and the U.S. General Land Office from ms. field notes compiled by survey teams. Most townships are comprised of 6 square miles containing 36 sections, each 1 mile square. Plats chiefly show township and section lines, but occasionally show natural features and vegetation, including prairie, timber, bodies of water, salines, salt licks, sloughs, and fields. Man-made features infrequently included: wagon trails, roads, settlements, Indian reservations, town sites, buildings, traces, and French, English, and Indian claims. Margins include notes and endorsements by surveyors and other Land Office officials. Title, dates, description, and additional information: Descriptive inventory of the archives of the State of Illinois / by Victoria Irons and Patricia C. Brennan. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Archives, 1978 p. 645-649. The plats form ISA Record Group 953.12 and are part of: United States. Surveyor General. U.S. Surveyor General's records for Illinois. Variously dated 1804-1970.

53 v. : ms. maps.

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