Phyllis – here is the superb mapping system I use:
ALL – this is a repeat… but it’s well worth it if just one of you find it handy… interactive General Land Office Map Viewer.
GO TO: http://www.glo.texas.gov/GLO/agency-administration/gis/index.html
Near the lower center on the first screen, click the hot-button: Launch GLO - GISWEB Viewer
[Or go directly to the Map Viewer: http://gisweb.glo.texas.gov/glomap/index.html ]
When the large map screen appears, click on ‘AGREE’ on the disclaimer; than double-click on your area of interest to zoom-in (repeat double-clicking as necessary). Notice in the upper left corner you can navigate like on Google Maps (sort of vague).
In the upper right corner appears a ‘Map Contents’ box where you can activate different overlays, e.g., “Original Texas Land Surveys” and “Other Map Layers”, etc. Then, as you zoom-in, county lines, roads, survey sections, etc., appear.
On the horizontal menu bar just above the 'Map Contents" box you can select “Streets”, “Aerial” or “Topo” view.
In the upper light blue menu bar, you can select “Tool Set” and draw and measure distances between points, get driving directions and a number of other things. Notice also that you should ‘Print’ from the blue menu bar. BEST OF ALL, the Help button ? presents a drop-down menu featuring 15 instructional videos to help you along.
Again, in the upper light blue menu bar, you can select “Search Tools” (the magnifying glass), then select ‘County and Abstract Search’ to get another box… enter county & abstract number/hit ‘search’ and… PRESTO!.. a little red box highlights your section.
If some features don’t ‘cooperate’ instantly, you may need to give the application additional time to load… or you might try zooming in or out in order for that particular application to ‘appear.’
I’ve just scratched the surface on what this interactive map can do!!!
Hope this helps – Later – Buzz