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Humboldt Meridian research center #
Explore the Humboldt Meridian, its 1853 initial point, township and range, historical survey methods, Eureka land-office archives, and Jay Smith Road survey records.
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Jay Smith Road maps & survey sources #
A source-based guide to historical maps and survey sources relevant to Jay Smith Road in Humboldt County, including the 1876 township plat and 1952 proposed road map.
Topic hub
1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East plat #
HTML reference record for the 1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East, Humboldt Meridian plat, county survey record copy 100 UR 445.
Archival record · 1876 · County survey copy
1952 proposed road right-of-way map #
HTML reference record for the 1952 proposed road right-of-way map, county record 3 UR 137, in the Jay Smith Road history library.
Archival record · 1952 · County map copy
A History of the Rectangular Survey System #
C. Albert White’s federal survey history supplies the October 1853 Humboldt initial-point account and the broader history of rectangular surveying.
Archival record · 1983 · Bureau of Land Management
BLM cadastral survey manuals and research tools #
A source gateway to historical survey manuals, terminology, corner evidence, and modern cadastral resources.
Archival record · Bureau of Land Management
Eureka land-office records in National Archives Record Group 49 #
A collection-level guide identifying Eureka land-office material and Humboldt Meridian township maps from 1856–1894.
Archival record · National Archives
From Original Survey to Modern GIS #
How GLO plats, field notes, resurveys, county surveys, recorded documents, assessor maps, and GIS serve different purposes.
Reference article
How to Read Township, Range & Section #
An illustrated guide to T2S, R3E, Section 27, quarter sections, and aliquot parts, with a clearly schematic educational PLSS grid.
Reference article
Humboldt Meridian Schematic #
An original 3840 × 2160 educational grid composition, clearly distinguished from a historical plat or official survey map.
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Surveying in Redwood Country #
Chains, field books, survey corners, bearing trees, and the physical work of nineteenth-century surveying, with BLM historical sources.
Reference article