List of U.S. state soils 913621 224479230 2008-07-09T00:56:24Z Paleorthid 125638 add ref, remove {{Fact|date=March 2008}} This is a list of Representative '''U.S. State Soils'''. A state soil is a [[soil]] that has special significance to a particular [[U.S. State|state]]. Each state in the [[United States of America|United States]] has selected a state soil, twenty of which have been legislatively established. These Official State Soils share the same level of distinction as official [[List of U.S. state flowers|state flowers]] and [[List of U.S. state birds|birds]]. Also, representative soils have been selected for [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{cite web | title = State Soils | publisher = U.S. Department of Agriculture | url = http://soils.usda.gov/gallery/state_soils/ | accessdate =2007-03-11}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! State !! State soil !! Image !! Year adopted |- ! [[Alabama]] || [[Bama (soil)|Bama]] ||[[Image:Bama soil.png|200px]]|| 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_soil.html |title=Official Alabama Soil |accessdate=2007-03-21 |date=[[2004-06-15]] |work=Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History}}</ref> |- ! [[Alaska]] || [[Tanana (soil)|Tanana]] || || |- ! [[Arizona]] || [[Casa Grande (soil)|Casa Grande]] ||[[Image:Azstatesoil.jpg|200px]]|| |- ! [[Arkansas]] || [[Stuttgart (soil)|Stuttgart]] || || 1997 |- ! [[California]] || [[San Joaquin (soil)|San Joaquin]] ||[[Image:SanJoaquinProfileSmall.png|200px]]|| 1997 |- ! [[Colorado]] || [[Seitz (soil)|Seitz]] || || |- ! [[Connecticut]] || [[Windsor (soil)|Windsor]] || ||''proposed''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/soil-windsor.html |title=Windsor - Proposed State Soil |accessdate=2007-03-21 |work=Connecticut Soils |publisher=[[Natural Resources Conservation Service]]}}</ref> |- ! [[Delaware]] || [[Greenwich (soil)|Greenwich]] || || 2000 |- ! [[Florida]] || [[Myakka (soil)|Myakka]] || [[Image:Myakka soil.jpg|200px]] || 1989 |- ! [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || [[Tifton (soil)|Tifton]] || || |- ! [[Hawaii]] || [[Hilo (soil)|Hilo]] || || |- ! [[Idaho]] || [[Threebear (soil)|Threebear]] || || |- ! [[Illinois]] || [[Drummer (soil)|Drummer]] || || 2001 |- ! [[Indiana]] || [[Miami (soil)|Miami]] ||[[Image:Miami soil profile.jpg|200px]]|| |- ! [[Iowa]] || [[Tama (soil)|Tama]] || || |- ! [[Kansas]] || [[Harney (soil)|Harney]] || || 1990 |- ! [[Kentucky]] || [[Crider (soil)|Crider]] || || 1990 |- ! [[Louisiana]] || [[Ruston (soil)|Ruston]] || || |- ! [[Maine]] || [[Chesuncook (soil)|Chesuncook]] || || 1999 |- ! [[Maryland]] || [[Sassafras (soil)|Sassafras]] || || |- ! [[Massachusetts]] || [[Paxton (soil)|Paxton]] || || 1990 |- ! [[Michigan]] || [[Kalkaska (soil)|Kalkaska]] || || 1990 |- ! [[Minnesota]] || [[Lester (soil)|Lester]] || || |- ! [[Mississippi]] || [[Natchez silt loam|Natchez]] || || 2003 |- ! [[Missouri]] || [[Menfro (soil)|Menfro]] || || |- ! [[Montana]] || [[Scobey (soil)|Scobey]] || || |- ! [[Nebraska]] || [[Holdrege (soil)|Holdrege]] || || 1979 |- ! [[Nevada]] || [[Orovada (soil)|Orovada]] || || 2001 |- ! [[New Hampshire]] || [[Marlow (soil)|Marlow]] || || |- ! [[New Jersey]] || [[Downer (soil)|Downer]] || || |- ! [[New Mexico]] || [[Penistaja (soil)|Penistaja]] || || |- ! [[New York]] || [[Honeoye (soil)|Honeoye]] || || |- ! [[North Carolina]] || [[Cecil (soil)|Cecil]] ||[[Image:Cecil-soil.jpg|200px]]|| |- ! [[North Dakota]] || [[Williams (soil)|Williams]] || || |- ! [[Ohio]] || [[Miamian (soil)|Miamian]] || || |- ! [[Oklahoma]] || [[Port (soil)|Port]] ||[[Image:Oklahoma state soil.JPG|200px]]|| 1987 |- ! [[Oregon]] || [[Jory (soil)|Jory]] ||[[Image:JorySoilProfile.jpg|200px]]|| |- ! [[Pennsylvania]] || [[Hazleton (soil)|Hazleton]] || || |- ! [[Puerto Rico]] || [[Bayamon (soil)|Bayamon]] || || |- ! [[Rhode Island]] || [[Narragansett (soil)|Narragansett]] || <!-- [[Image:Narragansett silt loam URI.png|200px]] -->|| |- ! [[South Carolina]] || [[Bohicket (soil)|Bohicket]] || || |- ! [[South Dakota]] || [[Houdek (soil)|Houdek]] || [[Image:Houdek soil.jpg|200px]] || 1990 |- ! [[Tennessee]] || [[Dickson (soil)|Dickson]] || || |- ! [[Texas]] || [[Houston Black (soil)|Houston Black]] || || |- ! [[Utah]] || [[Mivida (soil)|Mivida]]<ref>http://www.ut.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/soils/index.html</ref>|| || |- ! [[Vermont]] || [[Tunbridge (soil)|Tunbridge]] || || 1985 |- ! [[U.S. Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]] || [[Victory (soil)|Victory]] || || |- ! [[Virginia]] || [[Pamunkey (soil)|Pamunkey]] || || |- ! [[Washington]] || [[Tokul (soil)|Tokul]] || [[Image:Tokul Soil.png|200px]] || ''proposed''<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/wa_soil.pdf |title=Tokul -- Washington State Soil |accessdate=2007-03-21 |format=PDF |work=State Soils |publisher=[[Natural Resources Conservation Service]]}}</ref> |- ! [[West Virginia]] || [[Monongahela (soil)|Monongahela]] || || 1997 |- ! [[Wisconsin]] || [[Antigo (soil)|Antigo]] || [[Image:Antigo (soil).jpg|200px]] || 1983 |- ! [[Wyoming]] || [[Forkwood (soil)|Forkwood]] || || |} ==See also== {{commonscat|U.S. state soil}} * [[List of State Soil Science Associations]] * [[Lists of U.S. state insignia]] * [[Soil]] == References == {{reflist}} {{refbegin}} * [http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_soils.htm Official State Soils] * [http://soils.usda.gov/gallery/state_soils/ United States Dept. of Agriculture: State Soils] {{refend}} {{state insignia}} [[Category:Pedology|US state soils]] [[Category:United States state insignia|Soils]] [[Category:Agriculture in the United States]] [[Category:Types of soil]]