In this example, we can see the red dot in a box labeled “NENW”, which is shorthand for “NE quarter of the NW quarter” of section 36: (Note: If you get a message that says “Area not covered” when you open the tool, then you’re looking in an area that doesn’t use the PLSS)Īs you zoom in, progressively more detail and labels will appear, such as the Section numbers shown here:Īnd if you zoom in REALLY close on one township, you will even see the quarter quarter sections and their labels. For example, the box where the red dot is has a label “14N 67W” which is shorthand for “Township 14 North, Range 67 West”. Note the Township and Range labels above. When you open the tool, you will now be presented with a Google Map overlaid with township and range lines, including labels, such as this: After the infrastructure upgrade I mentioned in the last post, the increased speed of the maps enabled me to add much more detail to the very very large map layers (over 12 Gigabytes!) that comprise the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), also known as Section, Township and Range.
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