Public Land Survey System Descriptions are descriptions for areas of land that follow the pattern of Townships and Ranges established by the federal government in 1785 and its successors. For more information see Explanatory Note 2 at the end of this section.

ATTRIBUTES:

PLSS Description ID

The PLSS Description ID is a primary key which identifies each record in the Public Land Survey Description entity.

Domain: numeric
 
 

Legal Area Description ID

The Legal Area Description ID is a foreign key which points to a record in the Legal Area Description, where information on the Legal Area Description can be found.

Domain: numeric
 
 

Origin of Public Land Survey System

The Origin of Public Land Survey System is a reference for the numbering of townships and ranges within a public land survey area.

Domain: Base Line of the U.S. Military Survey, Black Hills Meridian, Boise Meridian, Chickasaw Meridian, Choctaw Meridian, Cimarron Meridian, Copper River Meridian, Extended Fourth Principal Meridian, Fairbanks Meridian, Fifth Principal Meridian, First Principal Meridian, Fourth Principal Meridian, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Great Miami River, Humboldt Meridian, Huntsville Meridian, Indian Meridian, Kateel River Meridian, Louisiana Meridian, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Michigan Meridian, Mount Diablo Meridian, Muskingum River, Navajo Meridian, Ohio River, Principal Meridian, Ohio Company Purchase, St. Helena Meridian, St. Stephens Meridian, Salt Lake Meridian, San Bernardino Meridian, Second Principal Meridian, Seward Meridian, Scioto River, Sixth Principal Meridian, Tallahassee Meridian, Third Principal Meridian, Twelve Mile Square Reserve, Uintah Meridian, Umiat Meridian, Ute Meridian, Washington Meridian, Willamette Meridian, Wind River Meridian, Unspecified, Not Applicable
 
 

Survey Name

Public Land survey areas in Ohio are identified by a name. The named areas have an origin of Public Land Survey System value and then are further identified by Survey Name.

Domain: Michigan Survey, Ohio River Survey, Muskingum River Survey, Ohio River Survey, Scioto River Base, Between the Miamis, North of Symmes Purchase, Symmes Purchase, Twelve Mile Square Reserve, West of the Great Miami, United States Military Survey, Connecticut Western Reserve, Virginia Military Survey, Virginia Military District, Ohio Company Purchase, Donation Tract, French Grants, Not Applicable, Unspecified, free text
 
 

Secondary Survey Name

Secondary Survey Name further identifies named areas within the Ohio surveys.

Domain: Old Seven Ranges, Congress Lands North of Old Seven Ranges, Congress Lands East of Scioto River, Refugee Lands, Unspecified, Not Applicable, free text

Links to the Course Sections and Modules: [Quick Reference] [Introduction] [Section 1: Purpose and Benefits of the Cadastral Data Content Standard] [Section 2: How the Standard Was Developed] [Section 3: Other Standards and Related Activities] [Section 4: Data Modeling Techniques, Rules and Diagram Conventions] [Section 5: Crosswalks, Translations, and Examples] [Section 6: Understanding Compliance with the Standard] [Section 7: Maintenance of the Standard] [Section 8: User and Technical Support] [County Recorder Module] [GIS Specialist Module] [Surveyor Module] [Glossary]