Editing Public Land Survey System (section)

== List of meridians ==
{{Main|List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Name
! Adopted
! Initial point
! State(s)
|-
| [[Black Hills Meridian]]
| 1878
| {{Coord|43|59|44|N|104|03|16|W|name=Black Hills Meridian}}
| [[South Dakota]]
|-
| [[Boise Meridian]]
| 1867
| {{Coord|43|22|21|N|116|23|35|W|name=Boise Meridian}}
| [[Idaho]]
|-
| [[Chickasaw Meridian]]
| 1833
| {{Coord|35|01|58|N|89|14|47|W|name=Chickasaw Meridian}}
| [[Mississippi]]
|-
| [[Choctaw Meridian]]
| 1821
| {{Coord|31|52|32|N|90|14|41|W|name=Choctaw Meridian}}
| [[Mississippi]]
|-
| [[Cimarron Meridian]]
| 1881
| {{Coord|36|30|05|N|103|00|07|W|name=Cimarron Meridian}}
| [[Oklahoma]]
|-
| [[Copper River Meridian]]
| 1905
| {{Coord|61|49|04|N|145|18|37|W|name=Copper River Meridian}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| [[Fairbanks Meridian]]
| 1910
| {{Coord|64|51|50.048|N|147|38|25.94|W|name=Fairbanks Meridian}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| [[Fifth Principal Meridian]]
| 1815
| {{Coord|34|38|45|N|91|03|07|W|name=Fifth Principal Meridian}}
| [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[North Dakota]] & [[South Dakota]]
|-
| [[First Principal Meridian]]
| 1819
| {{Coord|40|59|22|N|84|48|11|W|name=First Principal Meridian}}
| [[Ohio]] & [[Indiana]]
|-
| [[Fourth Principal Meridian]]
| 1815
| {{Coord|40|00|50|N|90|27|11|W|name=Fourth Principal Meridian}}
| [[Illinois]]
|-
| [[Fourth Principal Extended Meridian]]
| 1831
| {{Coord|42|30|27|N|90|25|37|W|name=Fourth Principal Extended Meridian}}
| [[Minnesota]] & [[Wisconsin]]
|-
| [[Gila and Salt River Meridian]]
| 1865
| {{Coord|33|22|38|N|112|18|19|W|name=Gila and Salt River Meridian}}
| [[Arizona]]
|-
| [[Humboldt Meridian]]
| 1853
| {{Coord|40|25|02|N|124|07|10|W|name=Humboldt Meridian}}
| [[California]]
|-
| [[Huntsville Meridian]]
| 1807
| {{Coord|34|59|27|N|86|34|16|W|name=Huntsville Meridian}}
| [[Alabama]] & [[Mississippi]]
|-
| [[Indian Meridian]]
| 1870
| {{Coord|34|29|32|N|97|14|49|W|name=Indian Meridian}}
| [[Oklahoma]]
|-
| [[Kateel River Meridian]]
| 1956
| {{Coord|65|26|16.374|N|158|45|31.01|W|name=Kateel River Meridian}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| [[Louisiana Meridian]]
| 1807
| {{Coord|31|00|31|N|92|24|55|W|name=Louisiana Meridian}}
| [[Louisiana]]
|-
| [[Michigan Meridian]]
| 1815
| {{Coord|42|25|28|N|84|21|53|W|name=Michigan Meridian}}
| [[Michigan]] & [[Ohio]]
|-
| [[Mount Diablo Meridian]]
| 1851
| {{Coord|37|52|54|N|121|54|47|W|name=Mount Diablo Meridian}}
| [[California]] & [[Nevada]]
|-
| [[Navajo Meridian]]
| 1869
| {{Coord|35|44|56|N|108|31|59|W|name=Navajo Meridian}}
| [[Arizona]]
|-
| [[New Mexico Principal Meridian]]
| 1855
| {{Coord|34|15|35|N|106|53|12|W|name=New Mexico Principal Meridian}}
| [[Colorado]] & [[New Mexico]]
|-
| [[Montana Principal Meridian]]
| 1867
| {{Coord|45|47|13|N|111|39|33|W|name=Montana Principal Meridian}}
| [[Montana]]
|-
| [[Salt Lake Meridian]]
| 1855
| {{Coord|40|46|11|N|111|53|27|W|name=Salt Lake Meridian}}
| [[Utah]]
|-
| [[San Bernardino Meridian]]
| 1852
| {{Coord|34|07|13|N|116|55|48|W|name=San Bernardino Meridian}}
| [[California]]
|-
| [[Second Principal Meridian]]
| 1805
| {{Coord|38|28|14|N|86|27|21|W|name=Second Principal Meridian}}
| [[Illinois]] & [[Indiana]]
|-
| [[Seward Meridian]]
| 1911
| {{Coord|60|07|37|N|149|21|26|W|name=Seward Meridian}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| [[Sixth Principal Meridian]]
| 1855
| {{Coord|40|00|07|N|97|22|08|W|name=Sixth Principal Meridian}}
| [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Dakota]] & [[Wyoming]]
|-
| [[Saint Helena Meridian]]
| 1819
| {{Coord|30|59|56|N|91|09|36|W|name=Saint Helena Meridian}}
| [[Louisiana]]
|-
| [[Saint Stephens Meridian]]
| 1805
| {{Coord|30|59|51|N|88|01|20|W|name=Saint Stephens Meridian}}
| [[Alabama]] & [[Mississippi]]
|-
| [[Tallahassee Meridian]]
| 1824
| {{Coord|30|26|03|N|84|16|38|W|name=Tallahassee Meridian}}
| [[Florida]] & [[Alabama]]
|-
| [[Third Principal Meridian]]
| 1805
| {{Coord|38|28|27|N|89|08|54|W|name=Third Principal Meridian}}
| [[Illinois]]
|-
| [[Uintah Meridian]]
| 1875
| {{Coord|40|25|59|N|109|56|06|W|name=Unitah Meridian}}
| [[Utah]]
|-
| [[Umiat Meridian]]
| 1956
| {{Coord|69|23|29.654|N|152|00|04.55|W|name=Umiat Meridian}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| [[Ute Meridian]]
| 1880
| {{Coord|39|06|23|N|108|31|59|W|name=Ute Meridian}}
| [[Colorado]]
|-
| [[Washington meridian (Mississippi)|Washington Meridian]]
| 1803
| {{Coord|30|59|56|N|91|09|36|W|name=Washington Meridian}}
| [[Mississippi]]
|-
| [[Willamette Meridian]]
| 1851
| {{Coord|45|31|11|N|122|44|34|W|name=Willamette Meridian}}
| [[Oregon]] & [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|-
| [[Wind River Meridian]]
| 1875
| {{Coord|43|00|41|N|108|48|49|W|name=Wind River Meridian}}
| [[Wyoming]]
|}

Based on the BLM manual's 1973 publication date, and the reference to Clarke's Spheroid of 1866 in section 2-82, the coordinates listed are believed to be in the NAD27 datum.