Abutting
Refers to parcels that share a boundary.
Acre
43,560 square feet
Baseline
A primary line running east to west that established a north and south boundary in the rectangular survey system of legal land description
Caisson
Column lots that form the structural support of air lots
Contiguous
Refers to parcels that touch at any point
Datum
a point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated
Elevation
A vertical measurement above or below a fixed reference point
Miles Square
A parcel of land described by the number of miles wide and high
Perimeter
The distance around the outside of a parcel
Point of beginning (POB)
The starting (and ending) point for a metes and bounds legal description
Range
In the rectangular survey system, a 6-mile strip of land running north/south
Range Line
In the rectangular survey system, north-south lines that run parallel to principal meridians at 6 mile intervals, establishing east-west boundaries
Section
An area of land in the rectangular survey system that is a 1 mile by 1 mile square. 1 equals 640 acres and 36 sections equal one township
Square Miles
The area of a parcel of land (length x width) in miles
Tier
In the rectangular survey system, a 6 mile strip of land running east/west
Township
Square divisions of land, 6 miles by 6 miles, in the rectangular survey system One contains 36 sections, 26 square miles, 23,040 acres