Jackson County
Jackson County covers 1,614 square miles of northwestern Colorado, with the county seat at Walden.
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Jackson County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Jackson County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 1,722 parcels for Jackson County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Jackson County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
AxisGIS is Jackson County's online parcel map. Search by address, owner or map and lot to see boundaries, assessment data and aerial photos.
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- Colorado statewide property mapColorado's statewide map of property lines (44 of 64 (includes Denver metro, Front Range, and many mountain counties; missing mostly eastern plains and San Luis Valley counties)). Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries.
- Colorado property taxIn Colorado the County Assessor sets the value, the County Treasurer collects the tax and the Clerk and Recorder keeps the deeds. The Division of Property Taxation oversees the assessors and publishes the assessment rates.
- 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.
- Jackson County GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads
Buy the Assessor's GIS shapefile and pay by check. The Assessor sends the data files after payment is received.
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- 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.
- Jackson County building and land use permitsZoning
Which permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
- 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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- Colorado floodplain and flood mapsColorado'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.
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- Colorado Geological SurveyColorado geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- Colorado GIS data downloadsElevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Colorado's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- 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.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentLakes and water
Colorado's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Colorado water wells and water rightsColorado well permits and water rights. Almost every well in Colorado needs a state permit first. Start here for the permit, the well record and the water rights search.
- 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.
- Colorado state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Colorado: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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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).
- Jackson County Clerk and RecorderPlats
Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Hayle Johnson, Clerk and Recorder- Phone
- 970-723-4334
- Address
- 396 LaFever St. PO Box 337 Walden, CO 80480
- Jackson County Surveyor and survey recordsSurveys and section corners
Survey records and section corner information. Start here to find the corners a surveyor would use.
- Office
- Jackson County Surveyor
- Phone
- 970-723-3725
- Address
- PO Box 1019 Walden, CO 80480
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- Colorado land survey monument recordsHow Colorado land survey monument records (corner records) are filed and where to find them; most are kept by the county clerk and recorder or county surveyor.
- 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.
- Colorado licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional 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 303-894-7800.
- Jackson County roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
- Office
- Jackson County Public Works
- Phone
- 970-723-4481
- Address
- PO Box 1019 Walden, CO 80480
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- Colorado Department of TransportationState highways in Colorado: 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.
- Colorado wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Find a location in Colorado to see its potential fire intensity, wildfire risk to homes and local fire history, and print a county wildfire risk sheet. It is a screening tool, not an official determination for a property.
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- Colorado landslide mapStatewide map of landslides compiled from published geologic and hazard maps. It is a screening tool, not a site-specific assessment.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapType 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.
- 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.
Jackson County offices
- Jackson County AssessorProperty valuation and classification.Payton Larsen, Assessor
- Phone
- (970) 723-4751
- plarsen@jacksoncountyco.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Jackson County GISMapping and GIS data.
- Phone
- 970-723-4660
- Website
- Visit website
- Jackson County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Jackson County is at the Steamboat Spgs Service Center, 1475 Pine Grove Rd Ste 201A, Steamboat Spgs, CO 80487. 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) serving Jackson County is at the Walden Service Center, 100 Main St, Walden, CO 80480, (970) 723-4724: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (970) 879-3225
- Address
- 1475 Pine Grove Rd Ste 201A, Steamboat Spgs, CO 80487
- Website
- Visit website
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About Jackson County
Jackson County covers 1,614 square miles of northwestern Colorado, with the county seat at Walden. The County Assessor sets property values, the County Treasurer bills and collects property taxes, and the Clerk and Recorder keeps recorded land documents.