Choctaw meridian

The Choctaw meridian is a meridian that governs the surveys in most of central Mississippi, USA. It begins on the Choctaw baseline, latitude 31° 54' 40" north, longitude 90° 14' 45" west from Greenwich and runs north to the south boundary of the Chickasaw cession, at latitude 34° 19' 40" north.

Sources

Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Google Books). New York: American Book Company.

External links

"Cadastral Survey [Choctaw Meridian]". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
"Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
"Choctaw Principal Meridian, Georgetown, MS". Principal Meridian Project. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
"Choctaw Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-09-30.

Principal meridians of the United States

Numbered meridians	First Second Third Fourth Fourth (extended) Fifth Sixth

Named meridians	Black Hills Boise Chickasaw Choctaw Cimarron Copper River Gila and Salt River Humboldt Huntsville Indian Louisiana Michigan Mount Diablo Navajo New Mexico Montana St. Helena meridian St. Stephens Salt Lake San Bernardino Tallahassee Uintah Umiat Ute Washington Willamette Wind River

List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

Coordinates: 31°52′29″N 90°14′42″W / 31.87472°N 90.24500°W / 31.87472; -90.24500

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Choctaw meridian

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