[Magdalen] Counties and Cities

[Jo Craddock]

Or, within one state: Louisiana, where the French and Spanish portions, 
particularly along the river, are mostly laid out in arpents and 
metes-and-bounds, while the Louisiana Purchase portion (except along the 
MS and Red Rivers) is largely in township layout.

In southern Mississippi (e.g.., Natchez area and south - Adams, 
Wilkinson and adjacent counties), along the river and early by-ways, the 
earlier layouts were absorbed by township layout, but the older ones 
remain recognized, so it is not unusual to run across higher section 
numbers than 36.

Peace,
Jo




On 09/04/2015 12:28 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> It's always interesting on a clear day to fly from, say, Pittsburgh  to
> Minneapolis and to note the change from the early patchwork pattern
> of towns and boros in Pennsylvania change over literally at the  border
> with Ohio into the oriented six square mile townships, with sections,  and
> ranges characteristic of the Midwest USA.