-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Civil Colonies Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:10:11 -0600 From: John M Anderson <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Hello All, I have a patron who is looking for the definition of Civil Colonies in reference to land ownership in the US southwest. I've found several listing of places that were established as civil colonies and mentions of land grants and civil colonies as being outside of the USPLSS, but I can't find a definition online or in print among reference works or in map reading textbooks. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. John John M. Anderson Map Librarian and Director Cartographic Information Center Department of Geography & Anthropology LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-6247