You can turn on or turn off the Sections Layer in the Land & Access folder in the Map Layers menu. Click here to learn more about using the Map Layers menu.
The Section, Township, and Range Layer information is provided by the USGS Public Land Survey System (PLSS). Click here for the PLSS Website to learn more about Section, Township, and Range.
- Section: A one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres, or approximately one thirty-sixth of a township. Due to the curvature of the Earth, sections may occasionally be slightly smaller than one square mile.
- Township: An approximately 6-mile square area of land, containing 36 sections. Also, a horizontal row of townships in the PLSS.
- Range: A vertical column of townships in the PLSS.
Section, township, and range labels will show as grey dashed or solid lines and text on your map.
Township and Range:
Section:
You can easily identify sections, townships, ranges, and other map features without consulting a legend by tapping the feature on your screen. Click here to learn more about identifying map features without a legend.