Summary

This record represents aliquot part 40N10W26SWSW in the Michigan PLSS state layer. It is the smallest current survey-geometry unit held by the project and the resolution at which a future GLO patent or tract-book record is most likely to identify land.

Survey and ownership limits

The quarter-quarter polygon can be joined to its federal section and, when the township/range sheet is held, to the corresponding GLO plat. It does not say who owned the land. The source’s OWNERSHIP field is a categorical layer value, not a person, company, deed, or patent. A future ownership assertion must cite a patent, deed, tax roll, or equivalent transactional record.

Current join targets

Federal section: PLSS section 26, MI190400N0100W0
Held GLO plat: GLO survey plat: T40N R10W

Open questions

Can a GLO patent, tract book, deed, or county assessment record be joined to this aliquot-part identifier?
Does the legal description in any current parcel record subdivide or combine this aliquot part?

Sources

Michigan Geographic Framework, PLSS quarter-quarter layers, retrieved 2026-07-28.
State PLSS quarter-quarter record 40N10W26SWSW; township/range/section 40N/10W/26; aliquot SW of SW; computed area 161,727.8 m² in EPSG:3078. The layer supplies join geometry, not a patent or title record. The source's OWNERSHIP classification is preserved as 'Mineral and Surface'; it is not a named owner. The identical quarter-quarter layer is also present in the consolidated /data1 archive.
state · michigan · plss_quarter_quarter