Section Part Finder

Sometimes the part of a section from the Dominion Land Survey (DLS) of Western Canada or Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the US can be fairly obvious, but sometimes it is not.

    Examples:
  • SE OF NW
  • SE¼ NW¼
  • LSD 14
  • Southeast quarter of the northwest quarter
  • S OF N OF SW
  • W½ W½ SW¼

Making it even more confusing, the first four examples above all indicate the same part of a section using different descriptions.

This tool will show you an image of the selected part in a typical section. Keep in mind, many townships and sections have some variations, but these will be close enough for most genealogy applications.

Find a Section Part

Select the description of the Part your are trying to locate and click it to see the location within a section.

    Notes:
  • If you have the fully worded description, you will need to use the abbreviations (northwest -> NW) in the table below.
  • There may be variations in how the part description was recorded in your record, but hopefully any differences still leave an obvious equivalent below.
NN½
N OF NN½ N½
N OF N OF NN½ N½ N½
N OF N OF NEN½ N½ NE¼
N OF N OF NWN½ N½ NW¼
N OF N OF SN½ N½ S½
N OF N OF SEN½ N½ SE¼
N OF N OF SWN½ N½ SW¼
N OF NEN½ NE¼
N OF NE OF NEN½ NE¼ NE¼
N OF NE OF NWN½ NE¼ NW¼
N OF NE OF SEN½ NE¼ SE¼
N OF NE OF SWN½ NE¼ SW¼
N OF NWN½ NW¼
N OF NW OF NEN½ NW¼ NE¼
N OF NW OF NWN½ NW¼ NW¼
N OF NW OF SEN½ NW¼ SE¼
N OF NW OF SWN½ NW¼ SW¼
N OF SN½ S½
N OF S OF NN½ S½ N½
N OF S OF NEN½ S½ NE¼
N OF S OF NWN½ S½ NW¼
N OF S OF SN½ S½ S½
N OF S OF SEN½ S½ SE¼
N OF S OF SWN½ S½ SW¼
N OF SEN½ SE¼
N OF SE OF NEN½ SE¼ NE¼
N OF SE OF NWN½ SE¼ NW¼
N OF SE OF SEN½ SE¼ SE¼
N OF SE OF SWN½ SE¼ SW¼
N OF SWN½ SW¼
N OF SW OF NEN½ SW¼ NE¼
N OF SW OF NWN½ SW¼ NW¼
N OF SW OF SEN½ SW¼ SE¼
N OF SW OF SWN½ SW¼ SW¼
NENE¼
NE OF NENE¼ NE¼LSD 16
NE OF NE OF NENE¼ NE¼ NE¼
NE OF NE OF NWNE¼ NE¼ NW¼
NE OF NE OF SENE¼ NE¼ SE¼
NE OF NE OF SWNE¼ NE¼ SW¼
NE OF NWNE¼ NW¼LSD 14
NE OF NW OF NENE¼ NW¼ NE¼
NE OF NW OF NWNE¼ NW¼ NW¼
NE OF NW OF SENE¼ NW¼ SE¼
NE OF NW OF SWNE¼ NW¼ SW¼
NE OF SENE¼ SE¼LSD 8
NE OF SE OF NENE¼ SE¼ NE¼
NE OF SE OF NWNE¼ SE¼ NW¼
NE OF SE OF SENE¼ SE¼ SE¼
NE OF SE OF SWNE¼ SE¼ SW¼
NE OF SWNE¼ SW¼LSD 6
NE OF SW OF NENE¼ SW¼ NE¼
NE OF SW OF NWNE¼ SW¼ NW¼
NE OF SW OF SENE¼ SW¼ SE¼
NE OF SW OF SWNE¼ SW¼ SW¼
NWNW¼
NW OF NENW¼ NE¼LSD 15
NW OF NE OF NENW¼ NE¼ NE¼
NW OF NE OF NWNW¼ NE¼ NW¼
NW OF NE OF SENW¼ NE¼ SE¼
NW OF NE OF SWNW¼ NE¼ SW¼
NW OF NWNW¼ NW¼LSD 13
NW OF NW OF NENW¼ NW¼ NE¼
NW OF NW OF NWNW¼ NW¼ NW¼
NW OF NW OF SENW¼ NW¼ SE¼
NW OF NW OF SWNW¼ NW¼ SW¼
NW OF SENW¼ SE¼LSD 7
NW OF SE OF NENW¼ SE¼ NE¼
NW OF SE OF NWNW¼ SE¼ NW¼
NW OF SE OF SENW¼ SE¼ SE¼
NW OF SE OF SWNW¼ SE¼ SW¼
NW OF SWNW¼ SW¼LSD 5
NW OF SW OF NENW¼ SW¼ NE¼
NW OF SW OF NWNW¼ SW¼ NW¼
NW OF SW OF SENW¼ SW¼ SE¼
NW OF SW OF SWNW¼ SW¼ SW¼
EE½
E OF NEE½ NE¼
E OF NE OF NEE½ NE¼ NE¼
E OF NE OF NWE½ NE¼ NW¼
E OF NE OF SEE½ NE¼ SE¼
E OF NE OF SWE½ NE¼ SW¼
E OF NWE½ NW¼
E OF NW OF NEE½ NW¼ NE¼
E OF NW OF NWE½ NW¼ NW¼
E OF NW OF SEE½ NW¼ SE¼
E OF NW OF SWE½ NW¼ SW¼
E OF EE½ E½
E OF E OF NEE½ E½ NE¼
E OF E OF NWE½ E½ NW¼
E OF E OF EE½ E½ E½
E OF E OF SEE½ E½ SE¼
E OF E OF SWE½ E½ SW¼
E OF E OF WE½ E½ W½
E OF SEE½ SE¼
E OF SE OF NEE½ SE¼ NE¼
E OF SE OF NWE½ SE¼ NW¼
E OF SE OF SEE½ SE¼ SE¼
E OF SE OF SWE½ SE¼ SW¼
E OF SWE½ SW¼
E OF SW OF NEE½ SW¼ NE¼
E OF SW OF NWE½ SW¼ NW¼
E OF SW OF SEE½ SW¼ SE¼
E OF SW OF SWE½ SW¼ SW¼
E OF WE½ W½
E OF W OF NEE½ W½ NE¼
E OF W OF NWE½ W½ NW¼
E OF W OF EE½ W½ E½
E OF W OF SEE½ W½ SE¼
E OF W OF SWE½ W½ SW¼
E OF W OF WE½ W½ W½
SS½
S OF NS½ N½
S OF N OF NS½ N½ N½
S OF N OF NES½ N½ NE¼
S OF N OF NWS½ N½ NW¼
S OF N OF SS½ N½ S½
S OF N OF SES½ N½ SE¼
S OF N OF SWS½ N½ SW¼
S OF NES½ NE¼
S OF NE OF NES½ NE¼ NE¼
S OF NE OF NWS½ NE¼ NW¼
S OF NE OF SES½ NE¼ SE¼
S OF NE OF SWS½ NE¼ SW¼
S OF NWS½ NW¼
S OF NW OF NES½ NW¼ NE¼
S OF NW OF NWS½ NW¼ NW¼
S OF NW OF SES½ NW¼ SE¼
S OF NW OF SWS½ NW¼ SW¼
S OF SS½ S½
S OF S OF NS½ S½ N½
S OF S OF NES½ S½ NE¼
S OF S OF NWS½ S½ NW¼
S OF S OF SS½ S½ S½
S OF S OF SES½ S½ SE¼
S OF S OF SWS½ S½ SW¼
S OF SES½ SE¼
S OF SE OF NES½ SE¼ NE¼
S OF SE OF NWS½ SE¼ NW¼
S OF SE OF SES½ SE¼ SE¼
S OF SE OF SWS½ SE¼ SW¼
S OF SWS½ SW¼
S OF SW OF NES½ SW¼ NE¼
S OF SW OF NWS½ SW¼ NW¼
S OF SW OF SES½ SW¼ SE¼
S OF SW OF SWS½ SW¼ SW¼
SESE¼
SE OF NESE¼ NE¼LSD 9
SE OF NE OF NESE¼ NE¼ NE¼
SE OF NE OF NWSE¼ NE¼ NW¼
SE OF NE OF SESE¼ NE¼ SE¼
SE OF NE OF SWSE¼ NE¼ SW¼
SE OF NWSE¼ NW¼LSD 11
SE OF NW OF NESE¼ NW¼ NE¼
SE OF NW OF NWSE¼ NW¼ NW¼
SE OF NW OF SESE¼ NW¼ SE¼
SE OF NW OF SWSE¼ NW¼ SW¼
SE OF SESE¼ SE¼
SE OF SE OF NESE¼ SE¼ NE¼
SE OF SE OF NWSE¼ SE¼ NW¼
SE OF SE OF SESE¼ SE¼ SE¼
SE OF SE OF SWSE¼ SE¼ SW¼
SE OF SWSE¼ SW¼LSD 3
SE OF SW OF NESE¼ SW¼ NE¼
SE OF SW OF NWSE¼ SW¼ NW¼
SE OF SW OF SESE¼ SW¼ SE¼
SE OF SW OF SWSE¼ SW¼ SW¼
SWSW¼
SW OF NESW¼ NE¼LSD 10
SW OF NE OF NESW¼ NE¼ NE¼
SW OF NE OF NWSW¼ NE¼ NW¼
SW OF NE OF SESW¼ NE¼ SE¼
SW OF NE OF SWSW¼ NE¼ SW¼
SW OF NWSW¼ NW¼LSD 12
SW OF NW OF NESW¼ NW¼ NE¼
SW OF NW OF NWSW¼ NW¼ NW¼
SW OF NW OF SESW¼ NW¼ SE¼
SW OF NW OF SWSW¼ NW¼ SW¼
SW OF SESW¼ SE¼LSD 2
SW OF SE OF NESW¼ SE¼ NE¼
SW OF SE OF NWSW¼ SE¼ NW¼
SW OF SE OF SESW¼ SE¼ SE¼
SW OF SE OF SWSW¼ SE¼ SW¼
SW OF SWSW¼ SW¼LSD 4
SW OF SW OF NESW¼ SW¼ NE¼
SW OF SW OF NWSW¼ SW¼ NW¼
SW OF SW OF SESW¼ SW¼ SE¼
SW OF SW OF SWSW¼ SW¼ SW¼
WW½
W OF NEW½ NE¼
W OF NE OF NEW½ NE¼ NE¼
W OF NE OF NWW½ NE¼ NW¼
W OF NE OF SEW½ NE¼ SE¼
W OF NE OF SWW½ NE¼ SW¼
W OF NWW½ NW¼
W OF NW OF NEW½ NW¼ NE¼
W OF NW OF NWW½ NW¼ NW¼
W OF NW OF SEW½ NW¼ SE¼
W OF NW OF SWW½ NW¼ SW¼
W OF EW½ E½
W OF E OF NEW½ E½ NE¼
W OF E OF NWW½ E½ NW¼
W OF E OF EW½ E½ E½
W OF E OF SEW½ E½ SE¼
W OF E OF SWW½ E½ SW¼
W OF E OF WW½ E½ W½
W OF SEW½ SE¼
W OF SE OF NEW½ SE¼ NE¼
W OF SE OF NWW½ SE¼ NW¼
W OF SE OF SEW½ SE¼ SE¼
W OF SE OF SWW½ SE¼ SW¼
W OF SWW½ SW¼
W OF SW OF NEW½ SW¼ NE¼
W OF SW OF NWW½ SW¼ NW¼
W OF SW OF SEW½ SW¼ SE¼
W OF SW OF SWW½ SW¼ SW¼
W OF WW½ W½
W OF W OF NEW½ W½ NE¼
W OF W OF NWW½ W½ NW¼
W OF W OF EW½ W½ E½
W OF W OF SEW½ W½ SE¼
W OF W OF SWW½ W½ SW¼
W OF W OF WW½ W½ W½