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title: Abstracts Overlay
description: Learn about the Abstracts Overlay, including the definition, benefits, tips, coverage and update frequency.
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# Abstracts Overlay

## Learn about the Abstracts Overlay, including the definition, benefits, tips, coverage and update frequency.

Available with any of the following [subscriptions](https://id.land/pricing): 

- All plans

#### Definition

The Abstracts Overlay describes survey abstract boundaries. These land units are the basic building blocks of the Original Texas Land Survey. Each one of them typically has a unique abstract number within each of the 254 Texas counties. These have been used for decades to describe where new, subdivided portions of these Spanish- and Mexican-era land grants relate to the original delineations. The Abstract Overlay is analogous to the PLSS Overlay available in other states.

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#### Key Benefits

- A useful tool for locating land based on a legal description
- The Abstract Overlay is fully searchable by county and abstract number in the Land id search bar.

**Tip:**  Each label includes the abstract and section number.

**Limitation:**  This layer should be used for reference only. These boundaries have been transcribed from old paper maps; spatial and attribute errors are possible.

#### Coverage

Texas

#### Update Frequency

As updates are available

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