My family purchased property in section 8, township 7, in Fulton County in 1859. Can anyone tell me where this property is? The boundries of the township or the closest town would help.
Should be Section 8, Township 7 North, Range __ East
Township 7 North has Ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 which are
Lee ; Deerfield ; Joshua ; Canton ; Orion Townships repectively
These refer to the rows of townships and columns of ranges which were set up on government lands in many states 150 years ago or more. There are usually 36 sections to a township; Sections are then divided by quarter section and 1/4 1/4 a base Section is 640 acres and usually 1 square mile. And the government sold most in 40 or 80 acres parcels
