The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and other special surveys within, and exclusions from, public domain lands, are shown on USGS quadrangle maps. This portrayal shows first-level subdivisions and is intended to be used as a reference grid, not as an identification of ownership or parcel boundaries.
This data was digitized from USGS 1:24,000 Topographic Maps.
The public domain includes the land ceded to the Federal Government by the Thirteen Original States and acquired from native Indians and foreign powers. The surveys of the public domain can be classified into the following general types:
Land Grants - Land grants were conferred on individuals by a predecessor government and were never part of the public domain.
PLSS Area - The rectangular system of surveys was developed to divide the public lands for disposal by the government. This survey system typically divides the land into 6-mile square townships, which are further subdivided into 1-mile square sections, although there are departures from this regular system.
Private Surveys - The government is responsible for conducting these surveys, but some land has been surveyed by private surveyors who have extended the PLSS using the rectangular system of surveys.
Special Survey Areas - Some land was disposed of by special surveys that were usually the result of acts of Congress. These include U.S. surveys, homestead entry surveys, Indian allotments, and donation land claims. Special survey areas are not subdivided by rectangular surveys.
Waterbodies - Navigable water ways and water bodies over 50 acres were not subject to disposal and were not subdivided by surveys.
Reservations - Other land was "reserved" by the Federal Government and not subject to disposal, such as national parks, forests, and Indian reservations. These lands may contain subdivision lines if the reservations were established after the area had been surveyed.
For additional background information on the PLSS and its associated types of survey areas, lines, and corners, see Appendix 3.11.A. in the document "Part 3: Attribute Coding: Standards for Digital Line Graphs" available at http://nationalmap.gov/standards/pdf/3dlg0798.pdf
Provide a base reference for public land survey system features at 1:24,000 scale.
7/2001
USGS, LABINS, St Johns River Water Management District, MapWise Inc.
MapWise Inc.
public, land, survey, system, cadastral
Florida
1:24,000
Approximately +/- 40 feet
USGS Digital Line Graphs (DLG)s from USGS were processed by the Florida Resource and Environmental Analysis Center and the St. Johns River Water Management District. MapWise did additional attribute clean-up.
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Florida Albers HARN
| Field | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | Section | Integer (9.0) |
| TWN | Township | Integer (9.0) |
| RNG | Range | Integer (9.0) |
| STR | Section Township Range | String (12.0) |
| AREA_ATT1 | Integer (9.0) | |
| AREA_ATT2 | Integer (9.0) | |
| AREA_ATT3 | Integer (9.0) | |
| ORIG_SURV | unknown | Integer (9.0) |
| NONSEC_ID | Grant numbers | Integer (9.0) |
STR - Section Township Range
example - 12 24 28
AREA_ATT1
0 = Outside area
102 = Donation land claim
103 = Land grant
104 = Private extension of public land survey
106 = Overlapping land grants
110 = PLSS area
198 = Water
ORIG_SURV - unknown
0
26
28
29
NONSEC_ID - Section numbers above 36, mostly grant identifiers
8003 = FLEMING GRANT
8004 = DELESPINE GRANT
8009 = BERNARDO SEGUI
8011 = WILLIAM GARVIN
8013 = LUCAS CRAYON
8014 = JOHN H McINTOSH
8016 = ANTELM GAY
8017 = GOMEZ
8018 = JOHN LOW
8019 = JOSEPH WALES
027 AMBROSE HULL
016
005 ARRENDONDO GRANT
009
021 C E McHARDY
020 CHARLES SIBBOLD
010 DOMINGO ACOSTA
030 FORBES PURCHASE
023 GEORGE F CLARK
028 GERONIMO ALVAREZ
007
015 H M GOMEZ
008 HANSON
024 JANE MURRAY
025 JOHN BOLTON
014
018
022 JOSEPH GAUNT
019
013
006 MOSES E LEVY
017 PABLO ROSETTE
012 PETER FOUCHARD
026 SAMUEL BETTS
011