Public Land Survey System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Public_Land_Survey_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land surveying system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PLSS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:township_and_range_system
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Vermont
gptkb:West_Virginia
original 13 colonies
gptkbp:dateOfFirstSurvey 1785
gptkbp:dividedInto sections
townships
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
gptkbp:firstSurveyedIn gptkb:Ohio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Land Survey System
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:legalDescriptionFormat township, range, section
gptkbp:purpose divide and describe land
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:metes_and_bounds
gptkb:rectangular_survey_system
gptkbp:sectionSize 1 square mile
gptkbp:townshipSize 36 square miles
gptkbp:usedFor land management
land grants
land ownership
land sales
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usesBaseLines yes
gptkbp:usesPrincipalMeridians yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6