Clinton County

Ionia County Maps

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Maps
1850 Skeleton Map of Railroads
1868 Maps of Ionia Village
1873 Michigan State Atlas
1875 Ionia County Plat Maps
1875 Ionia County Atlas
1876 Map of Ionia Area Railroads
1886 Ionia Street Guide
1891 Ionia County Atlas
1895 Ionia County Map
1906 Ionia County Atlas
1906 Ionia County Atlas Index
Plat Book of Ionia County c1929-40
Road Map 1962
Michigan Maps from MSU
Ionia County Railroad Map
Sanborn Fire Maps   Available to Michigan residents with a free library card.
Ionia County Towns and Historic Locations
 
Townships
Ionia County is divided into 16 townships. 
Otisco Orleans Ronald North Plains
Keene Easton Ionia Lyons
Boston Berlin Orange Portland
Campbell Odessa Sebewa Danby
 
Township Property Descriptions

A typical township is divided into 36 sections, where a section is one square mile.

By applying property descriptions to the sections in the township and the breakdown below, you can pinpoint your ancestor's property.

Sample breakdowns of a township and section:

Sections
Figure A		 Land Descriptions
Figure B

Sample property descriptions from Figure B above:

1. Northwest Quarter - 160 acres.
2. E 1/2 of SE 1/4 - 80 acres.
3. E 1/2 of W 1/2 of SE 1/4 - 40 acres.
4. W 1/2 of W 1/2 of SE 1/4 - 40 acres.
5. NE 1/2 of SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
6. SW 1/2 of SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
7. SE 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
8. NW 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
9. E 1/4 of E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
10. W 1/2 of E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
11. E 1/2 of W 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
12. W 1/2 of W 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
13. S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
14. NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
15. NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
16. E 1/2 of SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 - 20 acres.
17. W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 - 20 acres.
18. SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 - 40 acres.
19. N 1/2 of NW 1/4 - 80 acres.
                                       
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