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Figure 1. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS.. The following are the principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States, with the year established and a brief summary of what areas' land surveys are based on each.
Principal meridian (PM): A true meridian running through an initial point, which together with the baseline form the highest level framework for all rectangular surveys in a given area. The list of all principal meridians is given below. Public domain (land): Land owned and managed by the Federal government. Synonymous with public lands.
This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS.. In the United States Public Land Survey System, a principal meridian is the principal north–south line used for survey control in a large region, and which divides townships between east and west.
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Baseline Road in Hillsboro, Oregon, generally follows the Willamette Baseline which intersects the Willamette Meridian at the Willamette Stone State Park. Base Line Road in Roseville California , was known as "Base Line Road" until the City (incorrectly at the time) named the section of road within their incorporated area, "Baseline Road".
U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing the principal meridians of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Louisiana meridian, in longitude 92° 24′ 15″ west of Greenwich, extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the north boundary of Louisiana, and with the baseline through the initial point conforming to the parallel of 31° north latitude, governs all the surveys in the state west of the ...
This was the first meridian of the new Louisiana Purchase, which covered about 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2). There was much discussion regarding where the baseline would be, with the primary candidate originally being an extension of the Third principal meridian baseline. However, it was ultimately decided to use the confluence of the St ...
The San Bernardino meridian, established in 1852, [1] is one of three principal meridians in the state of California. Because of the state's shape, three meridian–baseline sets are required for surveys in all parts of the state. The San Bernardino meridian is used for Southern California, and some townships in Arizona are also referenced to ...