Midwest & Plains

PLSS Corner Records — South Dakota

South Dakota's Board of Technical Professions publishes a Certified Land Corner Record form. Surveyors document PLSS corner restoration and file with the register of deeds.

Filing Requirements

Where Corner Records Are Filed in South Dakota

Public-land corner evidence is documented on the Board's Certified Land Corner Record form and filed with the register of deeds. Perpetuation follows the statutory land-survey requirements.

Register of Deeds

SDCL Title 43, Ch. 43-21 (Land surveys)
dlr.sd.gov

Corner-Plot Workflow

Pre-Field Review for South Dakota Corners

Upload a South Dakota Corner Record PDF. Corner-Plot reads the form with OCR — extracting the surveyor name, township-range-section, monument description, and every bearing and distance tie. The corner is geo-located automatically across the PLSS grid, assigning a GCDB-standard 21-character Point ID and a confidence rating of High, Medium, or Low.

When the monument sits at or near a roadway, Corner-Plot brings up Google Street View with its full capture history — up to 20 years. AI analyzes each date and returns a structured monument-condition verdict. A printable field prep report covers the resolved coordinate, aerial tie overlay, monument classification history, and original GLO field notes.

Other PLSS States

Corner Record Requirements in Other States

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