Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
This Index is color coded to indicate source of information.
H-1275-1 - Manual Land Status Records (Revised Proposed 2001 Edition from Rick Dickman)
Oregon/Washington Proposed Abbreviations (Robert DeViney - retired 2006)
Oregon/Washington Proposed Abbreviations (Land Records Team - Post Robert DeViney)
1st Prin Mer
2nd Prin Mer
3rd Prin Mer
4th Prin Mer
5th Prin Mer
6th Prin Mer
First Principal Meridian
Second Principal Meridian
Third Principal Meridian
Fourth Principal Meridian
Fifth Principal Meridian
Sixth Principal Meridian
1/2
1/4
Half
Quarter
A
A
A&M Col
A/G
A/Rd
ACEC
Acpt
Acq
Act of Cong
ADHE
Adm S
Admin
AEC
AF
Agri
Agri Exp Sta
AHA
AHE
All Min
Allot
Als PS
Amdt
Anc Fas
ANS
AO
Apln
Apln Ext
Aplnt
App
Approp
A
Acre(s)
Agriculture and Mechanical College
Anchors & guys
Access road
Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Accept/Accepted
Acquired
Act of Congress
Adjusted homestead entry
Administrative site
Administration, administered
Atomic Energy Commission
Air Force
Agriculture, Agricultural
Agriculture Experiment Station
Alaska Housing Authority
Additional homestead entry
All minerals
Allotment
Alaska public sale
Amendment, Amended, Amends
Ancillary facilities
Air Navigation Site
Area Office
Application
Application for extension
Applicant
Appendix
Appropriation, Appropriate, Appropriated
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Appvd
Area Adm O
Arpt
ARRCS
Asgn
Asph
ASRHE
Auth
Av Lse
B
Bal
Bdy; Bdrs
Ben
BFWS
BH Mer
BIA
Blk
BLM
BLM O
BLM-M
BM
Boise Mer
BPA
BR
C
C by C
C of E
C/L
C/T
CA
Cad
Canc
CBWR
CC
CDI
CDS
CE
Cert
CFR
Ch, Chs
CHE
Chg
Chic Mer
Choc Mer
Approved
Area Administrator Order(s)
Airport
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp. sale
Assignment
Asphalt
Additional stockraising homestead entry
Authorization
Aviation lease
B
Balance
Boundary, Boundaries
Bentonite
Bureau of Sports Fisheries & Wildlife
Black Hills Meridian
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Block
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management Order
Bureau of Land Management Manual
Bench Mark
Boise Meridian
Bonneville Power Administration
Bureau of Reclamation
C
Case by case
Corp of Engineers
Commissioner of Lands
Color of title
Communitization agreement
Cadastral
Cancellation, Cancelled, Cancel
Coos Bay Wagon Road
Cash certificate
Control Document Index
Coal declaratory statement
Cash entry
Certificate
Code of Federal Regulations
Chain, Chains
Commuted homestead entry
Change
Chickasaw Meridian
Choctaw Meridian
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Cim Mer
Circ
Cl
Cmplx
Cmplx Surf
Cmplx Sub
Co
Coal (Not abbreviated)
Comm P
Comm S
Compt
Con
Condemn
Cong
Cons Esmt
Consol
Conv
Coop
Corp
County (Not abbreviated)
Cpg
CR Mer
Cr Per
CRE
Cult S
Cur
Cur Pat
D
D
D/C
DC
Ded
Def
Dept
Dept of Agri
Dept of Int
Des
Desc
Det
Dia
Disp
Dist
DLE
DM
Cimarron Meridian
Circular
Classification
Complex
Surface Segregation Complex
Subsurface Segregation Complex
Company
Coal
Community pit
Communication site
Competitive, Completed
Contain, Containing
Condemnation
Congress
Conservation Easement
Consolidate, consolidated
Convert, Converted
Cooperative
Corporation
County
Campground
Copper River Meridian
Crossing permit
Credit entry
Cultural site
Curative
Curative patent
D
Director
Ditches and/or Canals
Donation claim
Dedication
Deficiency
Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Designated, Designation
Description
Determination
Diagram
Disposal
District
Desert Land entry
District Manager
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
DM O
Doc
Dup
District Manager Order
Document
Duplicate, Duplication
E
E
Eff
EHE
Elim
Enlgmt
EO
ES
Esmt
Esmt
Estb
Excl
Exp
Expl
Ext
F
F&WS
FAA
Fbx Mer
FC
Fed
FERC
FERC O
FF Lse
FFMC
FHA
Fis
FLS
Flwg
Fm U
FPA
FPC
FR
Frac
Frac Int Pat
FRC
FS
FUP
FWS
FX
G
E
East
Effective
Enlarged homestead entry
Elimination
Enlargement
Executive Order
Exchange survey
Easement
Easements
Established
Excluding, Excluded, Excludes, Exclude
Expire(d)
Explore, Exploration
Extended, Extension, Extend. Extends
F
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Aviation Administration
Fairbanks Meridian
Final certificate
Federal
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order
Fur farm lease
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Farmers Home Administration
Fissionable materials
Forest lieu selection
Following
Farm unit
Federal Power Act
Federal Power Commission
Federal Register
Fractional
Fractional interest patent
Federal Records Center
Forest Service
Free use permit
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Forest exchange
G
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
G Sta
Gd
Geo
Geol
Geol Str
GLO
GLO O
GR Dist
Gr Lic
Gr Per
Grp
GR Lse
GSA
GSR Mer
H
Haz
Hdq S
Hdqtrs
HDS
HE
HES
HI
Hist S
HR
Hum Mer
Hunts Mer
Hwy
I
IA
IBLA
IC
ID
Iden
IL
IL Base
ILD
Illus
Inc
Incl
Incorp
Ind Fee
Ind Hd Tr Pat
Ind Mer
Ind Res
Gauging station
Gold
Geothermal
Geological
Geologic structure
General Land Office
General Land Office Order
Grazing District
Grazing license
Grazing permit
Group
Grazing lease
General Services Administration
Gila and Salt River Meridian
H
Hazard
Headquarters site
Headquarters
Homestead declaratory statement
Homestead entry
Homestead entry survey
Historical Index
Historical site
Hardrock
Humboldt Meridian
Huntsville Meridian
Highway
I
Indian allotment
Interior Board of Land Appeals
Interim conveyance
Interior Decisions
Identify, Identification
Indemnity List
Indemnity List Base lands
Interior Land Decisions
Illustration
Including, Inclusive, Included
Inclusive
Incorporated
Indian fee
Indian homestead trust patent
Indian Meridian
Indian reservation
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Ind Tr
Int
Intpr
IS
IT
Indian trust
Interest
Interpretation
Indemnity selection
Isolated tract
J
Juris
J
Jurisdiction
K
KCLA
KGRA
KGS
KLA
KR Mer
KRCRA
L
L/W
La Mer
Lat
LD
LD, Lds
LH
Lic
Lit
LO
Loc
Long
LR
LS
Lsbl
Lse
Ltd
Ltr
LU
LUP
M
M&B
Mat S
MC
MCOA or MOA
MD Mer
Mdr
ME
Mer
Mgl
K
Known Coal Leasing Area
Known Geothermal Resource Area
Known Geologic Structure
Known Leasing Area
Kateel River Meridian
Known Recoverable Coal Resource Area
L
Lying within
Louisiana Meridian
Latitude
Land Decision
Land, Lands
Lighthouse
License
Litigation
Land Office
Location
Longitude
Leasable Resource
Lieu selection
Leasable
Lease
Limited
Letter
Land Utilization
Land Use Permit/Plan
M
Metes and Bounds
Material site
Mining claim
Mining Claim Occupancy Act
Mount Diablo Meridian
Meander
Mineral entry
Meridian
Meteorological
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Mgmt
Mich Mer
Mil Pur
Mil Res
Mil RG
Mil WR
Mil WRG
Mill S
Min
Min Cert or MC
Misc
ML
MLCI
MM
MMS
MOA
Mod
Mon
Mont Prin Mer
MS
Mt
Mtn
MTP
Mtr
Mtrg
Mult
Mult Use
N
N
N Mex Prin Mer
N Mon
N Prs
NA
Nat
Nat G
Natl
NAV
Nav Mer
NCompt
NE
NF
NG Sel
NGEO
Nit
Management
Michigan Meridian
Military purpose
Military reservation
Military Road Grant
Military Wagon Road
Military Wagon Road Grant
Millsite
Mineral
Mineral certificate
Miscellaneous
Mineral location
Mineral Location and Contest Index
Mineral Monument
Mineral Management Service
Mineral Occupancy Act
Modification
Monument
Montana Principal Meridian
Mineral survey
Mount
Mountain
Master Title Plat
Monitor
Monitoring
Multiple
Multiple use
N
North
New Mexico Principal Meridian
National Monument
National Preserve
Native allotment
Natural
Natural gas
National
Navigable
Navajo Meridian
Noncompetitive
Northeast
National Forest
Native Group selection
Not Open to Geothermal Leasing
Nitrate
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
No
NOE
NOL
NOM
NOMM
NONM
NOS
NOSM
NOSS
NP
NPPR
NPS
NRL
NW
NWR
O
O
O&C
OE
OG
Oper
OS
P
Par
Part (Not abbreviated)
Partially (Not abbreviated)
Pat
PD
Per
Perm
Pet Res
Pho
PL
PLC
PLO
PLS
Plt
Pot
Potash (Not abbreviated)
PPB
Pr Per
Pre
Prin Mer
Proc
Number
Not Open to Entry
Not Open to Lease
Not Open to Mining (Location and Entry)
Not Open to Mineral Materials sales
Not Open to Non-Metalliferous location
Not Open to Surface entry
Not Open to Saleable Minerals
Not Open to Subsurface entry
National Park
Native primary place of residence
National Park Service
National resource lands
Northwest
National Wildlife Refuge
O
Order
Oregon and California (revested lands)
Open to Entry
Oil and gas
Operation
Oil shale
P
Parcel
Part
Partially
Patent
Public domain
Permit
Permission
Petroleum reserve
Phosphate
Public Law
Private land claim
Public Land Order
Public Land Sale
Plant
Potassium
Potash
Primary place of business
Prospecting permit
Preemption
Principal Meridian
Proclamation
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Proj
Prop
Prot Wdl
PS
Pt
PU
Pur
Purp
Purs
PW Res
Pwr Proj
Pwr S
PX
Project
Propose, Proposed
Protective withdrawal
Public sale
Point
Public use
Purchase
Purposes
Pursuant
Public water reserve
Power project
Power site
Private exchange
Q
QCD
Qs
Q
Quit claim deed
Quicksilver
R
R
R&PP
R&R
R/W
RA
RB
RCA
Rcpl
Rd
RDS
re
Rec Lse
Recd
Recl
Re-cl
Recl Wdl
Recon
Re-Des
Reg
Rein
Rej
Rel
Res
Resc
Reso
Rest
Resvr
R
Range
Recreation and Public Purposes
Register and receiver
Right-of-Way
Resource Area
River basin
Recreation Conservation Area
Reciprocal
Road
Reservoir declaratory statement
Reference
Recreation lease
Received
Reclamation
Reclassified
Reclamation withdrawal
Reconveyed
Redesignation
Regional
Reinstated
Rejected, Rejection
Relinquished, Relinquishment
Reservation, Reserve
Rescind, Rescinded
Resource(s)
Restoration, Restored
Reservoir
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Rev
Rfg
Rgr Sta
RHE
RI
Rmks
RR
RRG
RRIS
RRLS
RS
RSB
Rstd
Rstd Surf
Rstd Sub
Rvst
Ry
S
S
S&M
S&O
SAH
SB Mer
Sch
Scn
SCS
SD
SD O
SDS
SDW
SDW Wdl
SE
Sec
Sec of Agri
Sec of Int
Segr
Segr Undet
Sel
Sew Mer
SG
SHC
Si
Sim
Site (Not abbreviated)
Revocation, Revoked
Refuge
Ranger station
Reclamation homestead entry
Range improvement
Remarks
Railroad
Railroad grant
Railroad indemnity selection
Railroad lieu selection
Revised Statutes
River sub-basin
Restricted
Surface Segregation Restricted
Subsurface Segregation Restricted
Revested
Railway
S
South
Soil and moisture
Swamp and overflow
Soldier's additional homestead
San Bernardino Meridian
School
Scenic
Subsistence camp site
State Director
State Director's Order
Soldier's declaratory statement
Stock driveway
Stock driveway withdrawal
Southeast
Section
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
Segregation, Segregated
Segregation Undetermined (Both Surf and Sub)
Selection, Selected
Seward Meridian
State grant
Small holding claim
Silver
Simultaneous
Site
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
SL Mer
SLS
SLUP
SO
SO
Sod
Spec Per
SR
SRHE
SRP
SS
SSE
ST
ST Cl
St Hel Mer
ST Lse
St Step Mer
Sta
Stat
Stats
Sto
Str
STS
Subdiv Und
Subj
Subm
Sul
Suppl
Sur
Surf
Sus
SV
SW
SX
T
T or Tp
T&M
T/S
TA
Tall Mer
TC
TCP
Tel
Teleg
Salt Lake Meridian
Swamp land selection
Special land use permit
Secretarial Order
State Office
Sodium
Special permit
Serial Register
Stockraising homestead entry
Serial Register Page
State selection
Subsurface estate
Small tract
Small tract classification
St. Helena Meridian
Small tract lease
St. Stephens Meridian
Station
Statute
Statutes
Storage
Structure
Small tract sale
Subdivisions undefined
Subject
Submerged
Sulphur
Supplemental
Survey, Surveyed
Surface
Suspended
Scenic value
Southwest
State exchange
T
Township
Trade and manufacturing
Timber and stone
Tentative approval
Tallahassee Meridian
Timber culture
Timber cutting permit
Telephone
Telegraph
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Index of Standard Abbreviations
(Sorted by Abbreviation)
Temp
Term
Territory, Territorial (Not abbreviated)
thru
Tmb
Tns
Tps
Tr
Trans
Trf
Trf Juris
Trfd
Tri Sta
Trsp
TUP
U
UA
Uintah Mer
Uintah Sec Mer (Obsolete; see Uintah Meridian)
Unapprop
Und
Undet
UNDGD
Undiv
Unk
Unsur
Ur
US
USAF
USC
USGS
USS
Ute Mer
V
V
Var Int
vs
W
W
W/Chg
W/I
W/O
W/S
Wa
Temporary
Terminate, Termination
Territory, Territorial
Through
Timber
Townsite
Townships
Tract
Transmission
Transfer
Transfer of jurisdiction
Transferred
Triangulation station
Trespass
Temporary use permit
U
Unit Agreement
Uintah Meridian
Uintah Special Meridian
Unappropriated
Undefined
Undetermined
Underground
Undivided
Unknown
Unsurveyed
Uranium
United States
United States Air Force
United States Code
United States Geological Survey
United States Survey
Ute Meridian
V
Village
Variable Interest
Versus
W
West
With change(s)
Within
Without
Wild and Scenic
Water
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(Sorted by Abbreviation)
WAA
War Dept
Wash Mer
WD
Wdl
Wdn
Wdns
Will Mer
WP
WP Des
WR
WR Mer
WS
Wt
X
X
War Assets Administration
War Department
Washington Meridian
Warranty deed
Withdrawal
Withdrawn
Wilderness
Willamette Meridian
Water power
Water power designation
Water rights
Wind River Meridian
Watershed
Warrant
X
Exchange(d)
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