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PLSS🇺🇸 United States

PLSS land descriptions in Idaho

Idaho is a PLSS state surveyed from the Boise Meridian, with township-and-range descriptions common in land, mineral and resource records.

System
PLSS
Principal meridian
Boise Meridian
Routes to
Township America

What to know about Idaho

  • The Boise Meridian governs Idaho's PLSS township-and-range descriptions.
  • Idaho descriptions often appear in compact section-township-range form, but the Boise Meridian context is still required.

Example descriptions

Each opens a decoded parcel with a map, coordinates and a plain-English breakdown.

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Last reviewed June 2026. General information about survey systems — not legal, title, or survey advice.

Sources: US BLM — Cadastral Survey (PLSS), BLM / GLO — Principal Meridians and Base Lines (map).

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