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Availability of Soil Data in New Hampshire

 

Status of County Soil Surveys in New Hampshire
County Year of Publication Survey Digitized Web Soil Survey Comments  
Belknap 1968 No No Publication is out-of-print and out-of-date. Updated soil survey information is awaiting certification and publication. Interim maps and data are available on the Merrimack-Belknap Soil Survey (MBSS) Update page.  
Carroll 1977 Yes Yes The 1977 survey is out-of date. A maintenance project was performed and SSURGO certified in 2006.  Available in digital format.  CD pending.  Update pending.  
Cheshire 1989 Yes Yes Modern published soil survey, available in hard copy or digital format.   
Coos TBD Yes Yes Soil survey mapping is complete. Publication is pending.   
Grafton 1999 Yes Yes Modern published soil survey, available in hard copy or digital format.  CD Available.  
Hillsborough 1981 & 85 Yes Yes Published in two parts (East and West). Survey is available in hard copy or digital format.   
Merrimack 1965 No No

Publication is out-of-print and out-of-date. Updated soil survey information is available on the Merrimack-Belknap Soil Survey (MBSS) Update page.

  
Merrimack-Belknap Update (MBSS) TBD Yes Yes Survey was SSURGO certified in September of 2007.  Available in digital format.  CD pending.  
Rockingham 1993 Yes Yes Modern published soil survey, available in hard copy or digital format.   
Strafford 1973 Yes Yes Survey and digital data does not meet current-day standards. Update of communities is currently underway and will be done on a cost-share basis. The publication is out-of-print and out-of-date.  
Sullivan 1983 Yes Yes Modern published soil survey, available in hard copy or digital format.   
White Mountain National Forest TBD No No Initial mapping in progress.  

Spatial data:

SSURGO Certified Spatial and Attribute Soil Data
NH GRANIT
Soil Data Mart
Web Soil Survey

Soil Survey Attribute Data: Attribute data includes information about soil properties that describe map units on the soil survey maps. Examples of this data are soil permeability, parent material, soil drainage class, slope, textures, New Hampshire Important Forest Soil Group (forsoilgrp) and other properties and interpretations.   Soil Attribute Data for Soil Surveys in New Hampshire

 

Additional Publications:

Soil Survey of New Hampshire Tidal Marshes(1974)

This publication has been superseded by the Rockingham County Soil Survey. It is still in print and available.  Call or visit the the NRCS State Office to obtain a copy.

Soils of New Hampshire(1979)

This publication is out-of-date but is still in print, and available. Updates to this publication are in digital format only.