Across
- 3. The intersection of a range and a township tier in the government survey system. It is a parcel of land that is six miles square and contains 36 sections.
- 4. In the government survey system, the main north-south line in a particular grid, used as the starting point in numbering the ranges and township tiers.2w
- 7. Anything that is not real property; its main characteristic is movability.2w
- 9. A right incidental to the land that is transferred with it.
- 12. In a metes and bounds description, the length of a boundary, measured in any convenient unit of length.
- 13. Personal property attached to real property by a tenant for use in a trade or business. Trade fixtures are removable by the tenant.2w
- 15. A parcel of property above the surface of earth, not containing any land; for example, a condominium unit on the third floor occupies an air lot.2w
- 17. A system of land description in which the boundaries of a parcel of land are described by reference to monuments, courses, and distances.3w
- 19. Water right established by obtaining a government permit, and not based on ownership of land beside a body of water.2w
- 21. The system of description used for subdivided land. The properties within a subdivision are assigned lot numbers on a plat map, and the plat map is recorded; the location and dimensions of a particular lot can be determined by consulting the recorded plat.3w
- 23. A system of land description in which the land is divided into squares called townshops, and each township is, in turn, divided up into 36 sections, each one square mile.2w
- 24. Land bordered by a stationary body of water, such as a lake or pond.2w
Down
- 1. In the government survey system, a parcel of land that is not a regular section.2w
- 2. The water rights of a landowner whose land borders on a stream, a lake, or other body of water. Riparian rights allow only reasonable use of the water.2w
- 5. A visible marker (natural or artificial) used in a survey or a metes and bounds description to establish the boundaries of a piece of property.
- 6. The physical support that a piece of land receives from the underlying earth.2w
- 8. Land bordered by flowing water, such as a stream or river.2w
- 10. In the government survey system, a strip of land six miles wide, running north and south.
- 11. The starting point in a metes and bounds description; a monument or a point described by reference to a monument.3w
- 14. In a metes and bounds description, a direction, stated in terms of a compass bearing.
- 16. The physical support that a piece of land receives from the surrounding land.2w
- 18. Land, attachments, and appurtenances.2w
- 20. Crops, such as wheat, produced annually through the labor of the cultivator.
- 22. One square mile of land, containing 640 acres. There are 36 sections in a township.