I found the below link of interest if I had property in Wisconsin, or just general historical information. Or for those who have had problems sleeping lately.
http://www.wsls.org/assessor.htmAdditional Information
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0236.pdf(2) ALLOWABLE SYSTEMS. An approving authority under s.
236.10 may select any one of the following systems:
(a) The Wisconsin coordinate system of 1927, which is based
on the North American datum of 1927.
(b) The Wisconsin coordinate system of 1983 (1986), which
is based on the North American datum of 1983 (adjustment of
1986).
(c) The Wisconsin coordinate system of 1983 (1991), which
is based on the North American datum of 1983 (adjustment of
1991).
(d) A county coordinate system as approved by the department
of transportation or a coordinate system that is mathematically
relatable to a Wisconsin coordinate system.
(3) ZONES. Each of the systems under sub. (2) includes the following
zones:
(a) A north zone composed of the following counties: Ashland,
Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Oneida,
Price, Sawyer, Vilas and Washburn.
(b) A central zone composed of the following counties: Barron,
Brown, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire,
Jackson, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette,
Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage,
Rusk, St. Croix, Shawano, Taylor, Trempealeau, Waupaca and
Wood.
(c) A south zone composed of the following counties: Adams,
Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant,
Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse,
Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee,
Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth,
Washington, Waukesha, Waushara and Winnebago.
(4) APPLICABLE DEFINITIONS AND SURVEY CONNECTIONS. (a)
The following definitions apply to the systems under sub. (2):
1. For the Wisconsin coordinate system of 1927, the definitions
provided by the national geodetic survey in U.S. coastal and
geodetic survey special publication 235 (1974 edition).
2. For the Wisconsin coordinate system of 1983 (1986) and
the Wisconsin coordinate system of 1983 (1991), the definitions
provided by the national geodetic survey in the national oceanic
and atmospheric administration manual national ocean service,
national geodetic survey 5 (1989 edition).
(b) Existing positions of the systems under sub. (2) that are
marked on the ground by monuments established in conformity
with standards adopted by the national geodetic survey for 3rd−
order work and above and the geodetic positions of which have
been rigidly adjusted on the North American datum of 1927, the
North American datum of 1983 (adjustment of 1986), the North
American datum of 1983 (adjustment of 1991) or any later adjustment
of the North American datum of 1983 may be used to establish
a survey connection to the systems under sub. (2).
(5) OVERLAPPING LAND. If portions of any tract of land that is
to be defined by one description in a plat are in different zones
under sub. (3), the positions of all of the points on its boundaries
may be referred to either of the zones but the zone to which those
positions are referred and the system under sub. (2) that is used
shall be named in the description and noted on the face of all maps
and plats of the land.
(6) COORDINATES. (a) The plane coordinates of a point that are
to be used to express the position or location of a point shall consist
of 2 distances that are expressed in U.S. survey feet or meters and
decimals of those feet or meters. The definitions of survey foot
and meter in letter circular 1071 July 1976 national institute of
standards and technology shall be used for conversion between
feet and meters.
(b) For the Wisconsin coordinate system of 1927, the distances
under par. (a) are the x−coordinate, which shall give the position
in an east−and−west direction, and the y−coordinate, which shall
give the position in a north−and−south direction.
(c) For the Wisconsin coordinate system of 1983 (1986) and
the Wisconsin coordinate system of 1983 (1991), the distances are
the northing, which shall give the position in a north−and−south
direction and the easting, which shall give the position in an east−
and−west direction.
(d) Coordinates in all of the systems under sub. (2) shall
depend upon and conform to the plane rectangular coordinate values
for the monumented points of the national geodetic reference
system horizontal control network that are published by the
national geodetic survey or by that agency’s successor if those values
have been computed on the basis of a system under sub. (2).
(7) USE OF TERM RESTRICTED. No person may use the term
“Wisconsin coordinate system” on any map, report of a survey or
other document unless the coordinates on the document are based
on a system under sub. (2).
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DESIGNATION. Any person who prepares a plat under this
section shall designate on that plat which of the systems under sub.
(2) and which of the zones under sub. (3) that person has referenced.
(9) MULTIPLE DESCRIPTIONS. If a document describes a tract of
land by means of the coordinates of a system under sub. (2) and
by means of a reference to a subdivision, line or corner of the U.S.
public land surveys, the description by means of coordinates supplements
and is subordinate to the other description.
(10) RIGHT OF LENDERS AND PURCHASERS. A lender or purchaser
may require a borrower or seller to provide the description
required under s. 236.20.
History: 1979 c. 248 ss. 10, 25 (1); 1993 a. 16, 490; 2001 a.
(b) A clear and concise description of the land surveyed,
divided, and mapped by government lot, recorded private claim,
quarter−quarter section, section, township, range, and county and
by metes and bounds commencing with a monument at a section
or quarter section corner of the quarter section that is not the center
of the section, or commencing with a monument at the end of a
boundary line of a recorded private claim or federal reservation in
which the subdivision is located. If the land is located in a
recorded subdivision or recorded addition thereto, the land shall
be described by the number or other description of the lot, block
or subdivision thereof, that has previously been tied to a corner
marked and established by the U.S. public land survey.
(b) Above clearly fits into the standard land survey description of quarter-quarter section, section, township, range and county.
