Expand the abbreviated legal description SE 1/4-14-43-1 W 3rd.

Expand the abbreviated legal description SE 1/4-14-43-1 W 3rd.

• A. Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 43, Range 1, West of the Third Meridian
• B. Southwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 43, Range 1, West of the Third Meridian
• C. Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 43, Range 1, West of the Third Meridian
• D. Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 43, Range 14, West of the Third Meridian

Answer: (C)

Decoding a Dominion Land Survey description, you read the elements in order: which quarter of the section, the section number, the township, the range, and the meridian. SE 1/4-14-43-1 W 3rd tells you the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, within Township 43, Range 1, west of the Third Principal Meridian. The 1/4 specifies the quarter of the section, 14 is the section, 43 the township, 1 the range, and W 3rd designates the meridian reference. The other options would specify a different quarter or a different section/township/range, so they don’t match the given abbreviations.

Decoding a Dominion Land Survey description, you read the elements in order: which quarter of the section, the section number, the township, the range, and the meridian. SE 1/4-14-43-1 W 3rd tells you the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, within Township 43, Range 1, west of the Third Principal Meridian. The 1/4 specifies the quarter of the section, 14 is the section, 43 the township, 1 the range, and W 3rd designates the meridian reference. The other options would specify a different quarter or a different section/township/range, so they don’t match the given abbreviations.