Escambia County
Escambia County covers 945 square miles of southwestern Alabama, with the county seat at Brewton.
Escambia County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Escambia County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 30,649 parcels for Escambia County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Escambia County property record searchProperty owner · Property records · Parcel number
The free public property search for Escambia County. Look up a parcel by owner, address or parcel number to see who owns it, what it is assessed at and how it is taxed.
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- Alabama property taxIn Alabama the Tax Assessor or Revenue Commissioner values your home and land and the Tax Collector or Revenue Commissioner sends the bill. The Department of Revenue sets the rules and runs the homestead exemption and current use valuation.
- Alabama GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Alabama's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- Geological Survey of AlabamaAlabama geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterFlood zones
Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
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- Alabama floodplain and flood mapsAlabama's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
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Farm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Alabama Department of Environmental ManagementLakes and water
Alabama's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Alabama water wells and water rightsWater wells in Alabama: the well driller certification, well construction standards and the state's water well records.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- Alabama state landsPublic land
Outdoor Alabama, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: state parks, wildlife management areas, hunting and fishing.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- Escambia County Judge of ProbateSurveys and section corners
Records deeds, mortgages and plats for Escambia County as part of the Probate Court.
Robert D. Agerton, Judge of Probate- Phone
- (251) 867-0297
- Address
- 314 Belleville Avenue, Ste 205, Brewton, AL 36427
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- Alabama licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 334-242-5568.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
- Escambia County Engineering and Road DepartmentRoads
Handles county road maintenance, road signs, bridge information and road repair reports.
- Phone
- (251) 867-0236
- Address
- P.O. Box 848, Brewton, AL 36427
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- Alabama Department of TransportationState highways in Alabama: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Type a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.
Escambia County offices
- Escambia County Tax Assessor and GIS and mappingThe Escambia County Tax Assessor lists property for taxes, sets its assessed value and handles homestead exemptions.Escambia County Tax Assessor keeps the maps and GIS for Escambia County.Thad Moore Jr., Tax Assessor
- Phone
- (251) 867-0303 (Tax Assessor)
- Phone
- (251) 368-8078 (GIS and mapping)
- Website
- Visit website
- Escambia County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Escambia County is at the Brewton Service Center, 175 Ag Science Dr, Brewton, AL 36426. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (251) 867-3185
- Address
- 175 Ag Science Dr, Brewton, AL 36426
- Website
- Visit website
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About Escambia County
Escambia County covers 945 square miles of southwestern Alabama, with the county seat at Brewton. The Tax Assessor or Revenue Commissioner values your house and land, the Tax Collector or Revenue Commissioner sends and collects the bill, and the Judge of Probate keeps recorded deeds and mortgages.