Name of the Organization : Bureau of Land Management (glorecords.blm.gov)
Type of Facility : Search Survey Plats & Field Notes Online
Location : Springfield
Country : United States of America
Website : http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx
Related :
BLM GLO Records Search Control Document Index Records Online USA : www.statusin.org/390.html
1. Survey Plats and Field Notes :
Sample Plat Survey plats are part of the official record of a cadastral survey. Surveying is the art and science of measuring the land to locate the limits of an owner’s interest thereon.
To search our database for Survey Plats, start by selecting the Search Documents By Type tab, and then selecting the Surveys sub-tab.
A cadastral survey is a survey which creates, marks, defines, retraces or re-establishes the boundaries and subdivisions of Federal Lands of the United States. The survey plat is the graphic drawing of the boundaries involved with a particular survey project, and contains the official acreage to be used in the legal description.
Sample Field Notes Field notes are the narrative record of the cadastral survey. They are written in tabular format and contain the detailed descriptions of entire survey process including the instrumentation and procedures utilized, calling all physical evidence evaluated in the survey process, and listing all of the individuals who participated in the work.
2. General Tips :
** Start by selecting a state. The following fields will be filtered by the state you select : county, meridian, and surveyor.
** You do not have to fill in all of the fields.
** Fields that you leave empty are ignored. We only list records that match the fields you fill in.
** To search all states at once, select “Any State” at the bottom of the state dropdown. If you choose this option, you will not be able to select a specific county, meridian, or surveyor.
** You can get a brief description of what each field means by hovering your mouse over it.
** Once you find a particular survey you are looking for, you will be able to link to the associated Plat and Field Note information.
3. Search Tips :
To search for surveys by type :
** Start by selecting the state.
** You do not have to fill in all fields, but provide at least one additional field.
** Click the Search Surveys button.
** You will be switched to the “Search Results” page.
Search Here : http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search…hByTypeIndex=1
To search for documents by location :
** Right-click on the map location.
** Select Map Township.
** The township will be drawn on the map.
** The township will appear in the panel above.
** Click Search next to the desired township.
Search Here : http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search…archTabIndex=1
To search for a document by its Identifier :
** Choose the document type you wish to search for.
** Type the appropriate identifier in the field.
** Click the Search For Document button.
** You will be switched directly to the details page of the specified document.
Search Here : http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search…archTabIndex=2
4. Helpdesk :
Patent information :
Please send your questions and comments directly to records@blm.gov.
Survey Plat, Field Note and LSR information :
Please send your questions and comments directly to glosurveys@blm.gov.
Contact Information :
GLO Records Access Staff
Bureau of Land Management – Eastern States
7450 Boston Boulevard
Springfield, VA 22153-3121