The St Joseph County Remonumentation Program was established to replace, restore, and maintain all of the 2,796 public land survey monuments in the county. These monuments are used by Land Surveyors to determine property line boundaries, road alignments, and subdivision layouts, etc. The County GIS Department also makes extensive use of this data to help accurately map parcel boundaries.
Program Status as of Spring 2024:
Total Number of Corners | 2,796 |
Remonumented Corners | 1,568 |
Remaining Corners | 1,228 |
Percent Complete: | 56% |
To view copies of the original 1826 Government Land Office (GLO) Maps establishing the section corners in St Joseph County, visit the GLO Map Repository.
For more information contact, the St Joseph County GIS Department or, visit the State of Michigan Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation website.
Map showing the remonumentation status of all 2,796 section corners in St Joseph County.