Townships


This layer identifies the Public Land Survey System townships and ranges within Alaska.






Attribute Schema


Field (Alias)

Type

Values (Domain Description)

MTR (Meridian Township Range)

Text

Variable values (examples: S029N004W, F010N001E, C073S100E)

RNG (Range)

Integer

Variable values (examples: 1, 54, 67)

RNG_DIR (Range Direction)

Text

Variable values (examples: E, W)

RNG_FRAC (Range Fraction)

Integer

Variable values (examples: 0)

SEC_NO (Section No.)

Integer

Variable values (examples: 1 through 36)

TWP (Township)

Integer

Variable values (examples: 3, 15, 58)

TWP_DIR (Township Direction)

Text

Variable values (examples: N, S)

TWP_FRAC (Township Fraction)

Integer

Variable values (examples: 0)

Surveyed (Surveyed)

Text

Variable values (examples: y, n)

SurveyDate (Survey Date)

Date

Variable values (examples: 8/6/1993, 6/24/2001)

TWP_TIN_NO

(Township Index No.)

Integer

Variable values (examples: 12457, 23589)

Description (Description)

Text

Variable values (examples: T16N, R1W, FM; T32S, R24W, SM)

Meridian (Meridian)

Text

C (Copper River)

F (Fairbanks)

K (Kateel)

S (Seward)

U (Umiat)





The Region 7 Land Mapper was developed, and is maintained by, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 7, Division of Realty. Questions, comments,and suggestions should be directed to ak_realty@fws.gov


This page was last updated:  Thursday, March 13, 2025