This dataset was created as a framework layer defining the land survey lines of Indiana in polygon format. The information is intended for geographic display or analysis at a scale of 1:24,000 or smaller.The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. All lands in the public domain are subject to subdivision by this rectangular system of surveys, which is regulated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The PLSS typically divides land into 6-mile-square townships. Townships are subdivided into 36 one-mile- square sections. Sections can be further subdivided into quarter sections, quarter-quarter sections, or irregular government lots. Normally, a permanent monument, or marker, is placed at each section corner. Monuments are also placed at quarter-section corners and at other important points, such as the corners of government lots. Today permanent monuments are usually inscribed tablets set on iron rods or in concrete. The original PLSS surveys were often marked by wooden stakes or posts, marked trees, pits, or piles of rock, or other less permanent markers.

Polygon file representing the nine township boundaries in Marion County, Indiana.Data projection: NAD 1983 StatePlane Indiana East FIPS 1301 (US Feet)

Map includes streets labeled over thematically displayed precincts. Map shows overlap with surrounding precincts and townships in pdf and zipped format.

Hamilton County civil township boundaries. Maintained by the Hamilton County Surveyor's Office.

This resource contains a township and range map of the Salamonie Reservoir, Indiana, printed in February 1981. This map is part of the Salamonie Reservoir Maps N.D collection that consists of oversized maps of the Salamonie Reservoir within the Huntington and Wabash Counties, Indiana. The collection was received without any association to a particular investigation. The date of this image was not recorded. This is likely due to the documents’ large size and cartographic contents.

Map includes streets labeled over thematically displayed precincts. Map shows overlap with surrounding precincts and townships in pdf and zipped format.

The 2020 cartographic boundary KMLs are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). These boundary files are specifically designed for small-scale thematic mapping. When possible, generalization is performed with the intent to maintain the hierarchical relationships among geographies and to maintain the alignment of geographies within a file set for a given year. Geographic areas may not align with the same areas from another year. Some geographies are available as nation-based files while others are available only as state-based files. The cartographic boundary files include both incorporated places (legal entities) and census designated places or CDPs (statistical entities). An incorporated place is established to provide governmental functions for a concentration of people as opposed to a minor civil division (MCD), which generally is created to provide services or administer an area without regard, necessarily, to population. Places always nest within a state, but may extend across county and county subdivision boundaries. An incorporated place usually is a city, town, village, or borough, but can have other legal descriptions. CDPs are delineated for the decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name, but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. The boundaries for CDPs often are defined in partnership with state, local, and/or tribal officials and usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or another legal entity. CDP boundaries often change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern and development; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary. The only population/housing size requirement for CDPs is that they must contain some housing and population. The generalized boundaries of most incorporated places in this file are based on those as of January 1, 2020, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The generalized boundaries of all CDPs based on those delineated as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census.

The purpose of this map is to assist in retrieving digitized PLSS notes and plats. Indiana has three to four sets of "original" PLSS notes and plats.The field survey set, which the field surveyor originally wrote, is preserved at the Indiana State Archive for approximately 30% of the counties in Indiana.The federal set, which the GLO transcribed, is preserved at the National Archive.The state set, which the GLO transcribed, is preserved at the Indiana State ArchiveThe county sets, transcribed later from the state set by the state auditor, are available from each county surveyor.The file name indicates the source and geographical location within the PLSS. O for the Original set F for the Federal set S for the State set C** for the County set PM0* for the 1st or 2nd Principal Meridian T**N or T**S for the Township (North & South) R**E or R**W for the Range (East & West)This project was made possible by Clayton J. Hogston, who donated over 11,000 hours to create the linked documents. Other contributors include Clayton J. Hogston – Sphere Surveying Co., Lorraine Wright – Rock Solid GIS, Rachel Savich Oser – Oser Surveying & Mapping LLC, and county surveyors with support from the Indiana State Archives, chapters of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), the Indiana Professional Land Surveyors Foundation (IPLSF), and others.Detailed metadata regarding the location of the physical documents within the holding institutions is available on our Internet Archive pages, where the digitized records can also be viewed or downloaded in bulk.

To represent political township boundaries in Delaware County, Indiana

Map includes streets labeled over thematically displayed precincts. Map shows overlap with surrounding precincts and townships in pdf and zipped format.

Corporate and Townships boundaries in Delaware County, Indiana. This dataset represents current incorporated city and town boundaries effective of the date of last update. Incorporated towns and cities include Muncie, Yorktown, Daleville, Gaston, Eaton, Albany, and Selma.

Johnson County precinct map

Delaware County Drainage System.IMPORTANT: this layer was created from historic township-scale hard copy maps and is not warranted against the accuracy of the locations shown. You MUST contact the County Surveyor's office for detailed information on the location of legal rains - especially underground drainage systems. Underground systems shown in the dataset are not field located and cannot be used for excavation planning.