History Map of territorial growth 1775 Northwest territory Monument referencing the beginning point of the PLSS Today, the BLM controls the survey, sale, and settling of lands acquired by the United States. The Surveyor General was later merged with the General Land Office, which later became a part of the U.S. Following the passage of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787, the Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory platted lands in the Northwest Territory. Beginning with the Seven Ranges in present-day Ohio, the PLSS has been used as the primary survey method in the United States. Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the American Revolution. The Public Land Survey System ( PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.

state.System of dividing land in the United States This 1988 BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the Public Land Survey System. View every Township and Range in each U.S. Just need a quick answer to what Section Township Range you are in right now? Use the What Section Township Range Am I In? tool to see your Township Range and Section based on your device’s current location. With the tool, you can find the Section Township and Range by address using the Search places box above the map or use the Find Parcel tool at the bottom of the map to search by section township range property description. Looking for Section Township and Range lines all across the US? Use the Section Township Range tool to see Township, Range, Section all the way down to quarter quarter section aliquot parts for the entire Public Land Survey System (PLSS) on Google Maps across the U.S. Put section township and range lines in context with other boundaries on Google Maps, optionally overlaid on satellite view or terrain view. Public Land Survey System overlaid on a Google Map. View a map of every township and range in the entire U.S.

Range and township system