1. Building a New Authoritative GIS Boundary File for Indiana
Noble County, IN
2013 Indiana GIS Conference
Steven J. Hook, GISP
GIS Coordinator,
Noble County Government
101 N Orange St, Albion, IN
Office: , Ext. 5201
Cell:

2. Determine Legal Description for County Boundary
Indiana Acts 1935, 20th Session, General Assembly – County formed,
effective June 1, 1835, using 4 Super Corners.
June 11, 1859 – Alteration by County Commissioner’s report. Noble Co. lost
to Whitley Co. using 4 additional corners.
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3. Noble County Super Corners Identified
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4. Identifying Section Corners along County Boundary
Request placed with the Noble County Surveyor’s Office
208 section corners revisited in December 2012
GPS state plane coordinates generated by Surveyor’s Office staff
Contacted neighboring Counties for section corner information – Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, and Kosciusko
Section Corners fall mostly along Township and Range lines
Standard Corners along South and East County lines
Closing Corners along North and West County lines
Exception for Corners within Washington Twp.
Look for anomalies along boundary – Indian Treaty Boundary
Determine section corner ownership, corresponding grid point name, and attribute values
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5. Section Corner Accuracy
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6. Anomaly along boundary – Indian Treaty Boundary
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7. Determine Section Corner Ownership and Corresponding Grid Point Name
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8. Determine Section Corner’s Corresponding Grid Point Name
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9. Fill in 36 Section Corner Attribute Values
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10. Future GIS Work related to Updated County Boundary
Create new County Boundary polygon
Share with the State our updated County Boundary
Update various GIS layers affected by new section corner locations
Continue to work with neighboring counties to update our closing corners between their closing corners.
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