Date Original
1815-1981
Description
This collection contains Arkansas Highway Department maps and Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) maps showing township and range for areas of Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Office was created in 2001 as a division of the Department of Information Services (DIS). It became a state agency in 2009. Its purpose is to coordinate the development and maintenance of geographic information systems (GIS) data throughout the state. The office works with county assessors, judges, non-profit agencies, private sector agencies, and various state agencies to assist with mapping of property and to ensure that the state's GIS data about Arkansas is accurate for decision makers. The office also operates GeoStor, Arkansas' GIS clearinghouse, where the state's GIS data is published for users. 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 maps in this collection show Arkansas land divided into township, range, and section by the PLSS. Townships are approximately 6-mile squares of land, containing 36 sections. Ranges are vertical columns of townships. A section is a one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres or approximately one thirty-six of a township.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000934
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Office microfilm map collection, MS.000934
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Office microfilm map collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
