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Terms Associated with the Government Survey System

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Check -  A square 24 miles on each side created by intersecting guide meridians and correction lines; used to adjust the grid pattern of squares because of the curvature of the earth -A check contains 16 townships

Township - A township is a square of land 6 mile on each side (6 miles square) containing 36 square miles (36 sections)-Township tier - an (east-west) strip of land, north and south of a baseline

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