The inside "subdivision" lines of the "North Fractional," which is the area north of the river, are described in book 580, while subdivision lines in the "South Fractional," the area south of the river, are described in book 591. The index shows that the survey field notes for this township are found in 5 books: book 580 describes the north outside line, book 578 describes the south outside line, etc. They are indexed by the township and range numbers and below is a copy of the indexes to the field notes for township 12 south, range 20 east. The other part of the original survey records are the field note books. It also includes the location of a buffalo lick in section 2. Most original survey plat maps do not show the names of land owners. In addition, this map shows the Delaware Diminished Reserve land and gives the names of tribal members whose farms appear on it. Squares with squiggly lines across them to represent cultivated landĮxisting roads and trails, drawn as two parallel lines (sometimes ending abruptly wherever the surveyor stopped) Green outline of banks and riparian areas around the streams
This plat map shows some features that are common to all of the original maps, including: You can click on the map to see a larger image. On the right is the original plat map for the township located at 12 south, range 20 east (marked in red on the above map), that was surveyed in December 1855 to April 1856. The combination of the township and range numbers pinpoint where the township is.
Ranges east of the 6th prime meridian start with range 1 east and number toward the Missouri border ranges west of the 6th prime meridian start with range 1 west and number toward the Colorado border. Ranges are 6 miles wide and begin numbering from the 6th prime meridian, which is roughly the path of Highway 81 (and bisects Wichita). Townships are 6 miles tall and are numbered north to south starting from the Nebraska-Kansas border. It is still used for the legal description on Kansas land deeds. government first surveyed the State of Kansas, beginning in 1855 and continuing into the 1880s. The map below shows the township and range grid system that was used when the U.S. Kansas Land Survey Plat Maps and Field Notes
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