New Modern Computer Age: Permanent Parcel Numbers
As it applies to the State of Michigan. Return to Land Intro
The assessor uses Tax Descriptions which may or may not match the Legal Descriptions used in deeds.
The assessor tries to simplify the Legal Description, sometimes by cutting corners which adds to the confusion.
Permanent Parcel Numbers are
NOT "permanent" by genealogical usage. The parcel number changes whenever the parcel boundary changes and the former number is "retired" and no longer is used and subsequently becomes obsolete and unavailable.
General
Breakdown of the Parcel Number ##-##-##-###-### or 41-18-06-401-212 as an example
The first double number: 41- indicates Kent County
The second double number: 41-18 indicates township within THAT county.
The third double number: 41-18-06 indicates section within THAT township
The first number of the first-triple-number sequence: 41-18-06- 4## - indicates ¼ section.
1 = NW 2 = NE 3 = SW 4 = SE
The last two numbers of the first-triple-number sequence indicates a 1/4 1/4 section or a block number within a city.
The last triple number: 212 - indicates a further division of the ¼ section or a lot number within a city block. .
Specific Details
Township numbers in geographic order:
Tyrone 01 Solon 02 Nelson 03 Spencer 04
Sparta 05 Algoma 06 Courtland 07 Oakfield 08
Alpine 09 Plainfield 10 Cannon 11 Grattan 12
Walker 13 Grand Rapids 14 Ada 15 Vergennes 16
Wyoming 17 Paris 18 Cascade 19 Lowell 20
Byron 21 Gaines 22 Caledonia 23 Bowne 24
Township numbers in Alphabetic order:
Ada 15, Algoma 06, Alpine 09, Bowne 24, Byron 21, Caledonia 23, Cannon 11, Cascade 19,
Courtland 07, Gaines 22, Grand Rapids Twp 14, Grattan 12, Lowell 20, Nelson 03, Oakfield 08, Paris 18,
Plainfield 10,Solon 02, Sparta 05,Spencer 04, Tyrone 01, Vergennes 16, Walker 13, Wyoming 17,
For section numbers 1-36 Notice the numbers are laid out like a snake.
6 5 4 3 2 1
7 8 9 10 11 12
18 17 16 15 14 13
19 20 21 22 23 24
30 29 28 27 26 25
31 32 33 34 35 36
¼ section numbers:
100 = NW ¼ 200 = NE ¼ 300 = SW ¼ 400 = SE ¼
¼ ¼ section numbers
NW ¼ of the NW ¼ 101-125 NE ¼ of the NW ¼ 126-150
SW ¼ of the NW ¼ 151-175 SE ¼ of the NW ¼ 176-199
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NW ¼ of the NE ¼ 201-225 NE ¼ of the NE ¼ 226-250
SW ¼ of the NE ¼ 251-275 SE ¼ of the NE ¼ 276-299
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NW ¼ of the SW ¼ 301-325 NE ¼ of the SW ¼ 326-350
SW ¼ of the SW ¼ 351-375 SE ¼ of the SW ¼ 376-399
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NW ¼ of the SE ¼ 401-425 NE ¼ of the SE ¼ 426-450
SW ¼ of the SE ¼ 451-475 SE ¼ of the SW ¼ 476-499
Article: Land Intro
From Heading Geography and the City of Grand Rapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info