A listing on Zillow gives the address of a 40-acre parcel in Storey County as 40 SW 4nw4 S 16/18n/21e LOT 12S, Reno, NV 89521.
The map puts it on Sazarac Rd which is wrong.
The callouts for these properties should be read from right to left.
The first part tells you it’s in Section 16 of Township 18 North, Range 21 East.
The township-range blocks typically consist of 36 sections covering one square mile each. The sections usually contain sixteen 40-acre parcels.
Zoom the viewer to the Reno area, turn on the Public Land Survey System layer and look for 18N 21E.
Zoom in on that block and look for Section 16.
Zoom in on Section 16.
The section can be divided into four quarters, each one containing four lots.
Lousetown Creek flows through it, probably from the southwest to northeast.
The listing tells you it’s the southwest lot in the northwest quarter.
The photo tells you it’s on the Virginia Range.
These parcels, although very remote, are zoned as single-family residences.
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