Minor Civil Divisions (Civil Twps)

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.

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

The CADNSDI or the Cadastral Publication Data Standard is the cadastral data component of the NSDI. This is the publication guideline for cadastral data that is intended to provide a common format and structure and content for cadastral information that can be made available across jurisdictional boundaries, providing a consistent and uniform cadastral data to meet business need that includes connections to the source information from the data stewards. The data stewards determine which data are published and should be contacted for any questions on data content or for additional information. The cadastral publication data is data provided by cadastral data producers in a standard form on a regular basis. Cadastral publication data has two primary components, land parcel data and cadastral reference data. It is important to recognize that the publication data are not the same as the operation and maintenance or production data. The production data is structured to optimize maintenance processes, is integrated with internal agency operations and contains much more detail than the publication data. The publication data is a subset of the more complete production data and is reformatted to meet a national standard so data can be integrated across jurisdictional boundaries and be presented in a consistent and standard form nationally.

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

This dataset includes towns that contain documented hibernacula or summer range occupied by federally endangered Indiana bats. Survey data used to create this dataset has been collected since as early as the 1930s and continues into the present day through periodic underground surveys to identify and quantify bats roosting during the winter.

Township wide map with base map layers 36" x 48" (E size).Base map layers include Streets, Hydrology, Parks, Schools, Railroads, Excluded Cities, Hospitals, Airfields, some recreation features, Address Grid and Township boundaries.

Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter. A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, such as a city or town.Under Indiana law, a municipality must have a minimum of 2,000 people to incorporate as a city. Except as noted, all cities are "third-class" cities with a seven-member city council and an elected clerk-treasurer. "Second-class" cities had a population of at least 35,000 and up to 600,000 at time of designation, and have a nine-member city council and an elected clerk. Indianapolis is the only "first-class" city in Indiana under state law, making it subject to a consolidated government known as Unigov. A town is differentiated from a city in that a town can not become a city until it has a population of at least 2,000.

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

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.

Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; Includes list of railroads and express lines, indexes to counties, townships, lakes rivers and towns, with population, and inset of the City of Indianapolis.; Population taken from school census of 1877. Scale approximately 1:1,030,000

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

REQUIRED: A brief narrative summary of the data set.

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.

This map data layer represents boundaries for incorporated cities and towns within Monroe County Indiana.

Contains County Boundary and Township (Political).

Township wide map with base map layers 36" x 48" (E size).Base map layers include Streets, Hydrology, Parks, Schools, Railroads, Excluded Cities, Hospitals, Airfields, some recreation features, Address Grid and Township boundaries.

Map displaying major and minor roads throughout Porter County, IN. Map items include surrounding counties, municipal boundaries, townships, parcel boundaries, parks and water bodies. Last publish date is March 28, 2023. Map items are derived from Porter County GIS database which contains continuously updated features such as roads, parcels and political boundaries. Parks and water bodies are updated as needed.

Township wide map with base map layers 36" x 48" (E size).Base map layers include Streets, Hydrology, Parks, Schools, Railroads, Excluded Cities, Hospitals, Airfields, some recreation features, Address Grid and Township boundaries.