Property Ownership

In Wyoming, a property's legal description that uses the government survey system includes:

AOnly the county and street address
BPrincipal meridian, range, township, section, and fractional parts of section✓ Correct
COnly the lot and block number
DA metes and bounds description only

Explanation

Government survey (rectangular survey) descriptions in Wyoming include: the principal meridian (Sixth Principal Meridian covers much of Wyoming), range (distance east or west), township (distance north or south), section (1-36), and fractional sections (NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section X, etc.).

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