Welcome to the Connecticut Western Reserve Western Reserve, New Connecticut

Western Reserve, New Connecticut

Connecticut Western Reserve Includes Fire Lands (Sufferer’s Lands) to the west and Connecticut Land Company Moses Cleaveland worked for the Connecticut Land Company

Includes Fire Lands (Sufferer’s Lands) to the west and Connecticut Land Company

Moses Cleaveland worked for the Connecticut Land Company

Welcome to Ohio Beta test site for the U.S. Public Land Survey System (PLSS)

Ohio Original Land Subdivisions Evolving PLSS standards Some 5 by 5 townships Some range numbers change south to north and township numbers change east to west Boustrophedonic indexing after 1796

Evolving PLSS standards

Some 5 by 5 townships

Some range numbers

change south to north

and township numbers

change east to west

Boustrophedonic

indexing after 1796

Five-mile Townships in Western Reserve

Boustrophedonic Indexing

788 Ohio Quads - Something Extra for PLSS Example map collar information from central Ohio - Area west of the Scioto River lies within the Virginia Military District Area north of Base Line lines within the United States Military District Land lines based on the Base Line of the United States Military District Area south of the Base Line lies within Congress Lands east of the Scioto River Land lines within Ts. 4 and 5 N.-R. 22 W. based on the Scioto River Base Land lines within Ts.11 and 12 N.-R 21 W. based on the Ohio River Base

Example map collar information from central Ohio -

Area west of the Scioto River lies within the Virginia Military District

Area north of Base Line lines within the United States Military District

Land lines based on the Base Line of the United States Military District

Area south of the Base Line lies within Congress Lands east of the Scioto River

Land lines within Ts. 4 and 5 N.-R. 22 W. based on the Scioto River Base

Land lines within Ts.11 and 12 N.-R 21 W. based on the Ohio River Base

History Lessons Firelands and Benedict Arnold How Michigan got the Upper Peninsula Refugee Tract and Nova Scotia Greenville Treaty Line

Point of Beginning for the U.S. Public Land Survey System Near East Liverpool, Ohio

Near East Liverpool, Ohio

Please enjoy your visit to the Connecticut Western Reserve

Hidden Slide

Hidden Slide - 788 Quads for Ohio Because of the interesting nature and complexity of PLSS in Ohio, we included information in the lower left collar of the standard USGS 24K topo maps for Ohio. Ohio PLSS reflects an interesting period in American history. For the quad for Sidney, Ohio, the collar has: Land lines north of the Greenville Treaty Line based on the First Principal Meridian Land lines south of the Greenville Treaty Line based on the Great Miami River Base Area east of the Miami River lies within the Between the Miamis Area west of the Miami River lies within the Miami River Surveys For Cleveland area maps the collar has: Entire area lies within the Connecticut Western Reserve. Land lines established by private subdivision of the Connecticut Western Reserve. For East Liverpool quad: Area north of the Geographers Line lies within Congress Lands north of the Old Seven Ranges. Area south of the Geographers Line lies within the Old Seven Ranges. Land lines based on the Ohio River Base.

Because of the interesting nature and complexity of PLSS in Ohio, we included

information in the lower left collar of the standard USGS 24K topo maps for Ohio.

Ohio PLSS reflects an interesting period in American history. For the quad for Sidney,

Ohio, the collar has:

Land lines north of the Greenville Treaty Line based on the First Principal Meridian

Land lines south of the Greenville Treaty Line based on the Great Miami River Base

Area east of the Miami River lies within the Between the Miamis

Area west of the Miami River lies within the Miami River Surveys

For Cleveland area maps the collar has:

Entire area lies within the Connecticut Western Reserve.

Land lines established by private subdivision of the Connecticut Western Reserve.

For East Liverpool quad:

Area north of the Geographers Line lies within Congress Lands north of the Old Seven Ranges.

Area south of the Geographers Line lies within the Old Seven Ranges.

Land lines based on the Ohio River Base.

Hidden Slide - Ohio PLSS Ohio original land subdivisions

Ohio original land subdivisions