General Land Office Records, Wisconsin
After this intro, there is the full record as taken from the Bureau of Land Management CD-ROM. As we decipher what each field contains, and the codes used in it, we will add that information to this page. That is, there is little point in contacting us to find out what these fields mean: if we don't provide the information here, then your guess is as good as ours. The documents themselves may be ordered from the BLM. Call them at 703-440-1600 to set up a GLO account with your Mastercard or VISA. They can then send you the images via FAX or mail, as you prefer. They also have a web page <http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/> that may be of interest. 
For some nifty maps that show how the townships and ranges relate to the counties of Wisconsin, a visit to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Pages is in order: 
Southwestern Wisconsin <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/cty%5Ftwp%5Findexes/sw_tpidx.htm> 
Southeastern Wisconsin <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/cty%5Ftwp%5Findexes/se_tpidx.htm> 
West Central Wisconsin <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/cty%5Ftwp%5Findexes/wc_tpidx.htm> 
East Central Wisconsin <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/cty%5Ftwp%5Findexes/ec_tpidx.htm> 
Northwestern Wisconsin <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/cty%5Ftwp%5Findexes/nw_tpidx.htm> 
Northeastern Wisconsin <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/cty%5Ftwp%5Findexes/ne_tpidx.htm>
Finally, for more information on how to interpret legal descriptions of this type, be sure to visit Melissa Calhoun's Graphical Display of the Federal Township and Range System. <http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprangemap.html> 
PATENT_L_N: TURNER 
PATENT_F_N: RUFUS 
PATENT_M_I: R
ACCESS_NR: WI0680__.328
SEQ_NR: 1
TOTAL_PAGE: 1
IMAGE_NAME: 00011642
VOL_ID: 041
IMAGE_TYPE: P
DESCRIP_NR: 1
ALIQUOT_PT: W«NW 
SECTION_NR: 18
TOWNSHIP: 19 N
RANGE: 5 W 
BLOCK_NR: 0
MERIDAN_CD: 46
TOTAL_ACRE: 60.1600
FRAC_SECT: Y
L_O_CODE: 07
DOCUMENT_N: 3568 
MISC_DOC_N: 
TITLE_AUTH: 272002
SIGNATURE: Y
SIGN_DATE: 1856/04/15
SUBSU_RESV: N
METES_BOUN: N
SURVY_DATE: 
WARR_L_NAM: 
WARR_F_NAM: 
CANCEL_DOC: N
MULT_PATEN: N
MULT_WARR: N
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