DeSoto County
DeSoto County, Florida; county seat: Arcadia.
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PublicGIS maps 20,018 parcels for DeSoto County.
Where to find things
- DeSoto County GIS portalCounty GIS map · Property lines
Open the official geographic map viewer.
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- Florida statewide property mapFlorida's statewide map of property lines. Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries.
- DeSoto County Property and owner lookupProperty owner · Property records · Parcel number
Search a map by owner name, street, parcel ID, or all. Layers include 2022 aerial photos, Hurricane Ian imagery, sales by year, and Mosaic-owned property.
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- Florida Property Appraiser, Tax Collector and VAB DirectoryFind county property appraisers for values and exemptions, tax collectors for bills and payments, and value adjustment boards for assessment appeals.
- Florida Assessment Roll and Parcel GIS DownloadsDownload public assessment rolls and county parcel GIS submissions through the Revenue Department's tax roll and map data directories.
- Sunbiz Corporation SearchLook up a Florida corporation, LLC or partnership, with officers, registered agent and mailing address, when a company name appears on a deed or tax roll.
- Florida Property Tax Oversight ContactState Property Tax Oversight contact, question form and links to county appraiser and collector offices.
- Florida Property Taxpayer InformationState explanations of Florida property taxes: Save Our Homes, portability, TRIM notices, exemptions, deadlines and the value adjustment board process.
- FDOT Aerial Photography and ImageryAerial imagery
Find available aerial photography by county and year, including recent orthoimagery and historical single-frame photographs. Links to the APLUS ordering application.
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- University of Florida Historical Aerial PhotographySearch historical Florida aerial photographs by map or county. Collection years vary by county and extend from 1937 to 1990.
- LABINS Land Boundary Information System MapSurveying and mapping explorer with township, range and section searches, survey control, land-record layers and mapping data.
- DeSoto County GIS office and map informationGIS data downloads
Find published GIS maps, data or mapping-office information.
- Office
- DeSoto County Geographic Information Systems
- Phone
- 863-993-4800
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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.
- DeSoto County Planning and zoningZoning
Find county planning, zoning and land-development information.
Misty Servia, Planning Director- Office
- DeSoto County Planning and Zoning
- Phone
- 863-993-4806
- planning@desotobocc.com
- Florida Floodplain Management ProgramFlood zones
Florida floodplain program contacts, community guidance and flood-map coordination resources.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial 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.
- FDEM GIS Maps, Geoportal and ServicesFlorida emergency-management mapping applications, geodata, GIS services and lidar resources, including the GATOR map.
- Florida Water Management Districts: County Coverage and ContactsFlorida water management district boundaries and contacts for all five districts. Identify the district serving a county and find its official website, headquarters and published phone numbers.
- Florida DEP Map DirectWetlands
Build and share Florida environmental maps using DEP and partner data layers. The gallery provides topic-specific maps.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm 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.
- 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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- 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.
- Florida Septic Permit Office and Application GuideFind the correct septic permit agency by county, application forms, site-evaluation requirements and the DEP application portal.
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Florida elevation-data access guide with statewide project information, lidar inventories and links to NOAA and water management district downloads.
- Florida Basin 411 Water Quality MapLakes and water
Find waterbody assessment units, impaired waters, TMDLs and basin management action plans by location or waterbody name.
- Florida Geographic Data LibraryLand cover
University of Florida GIS library with current and historical data catalogs, an Explorer map and downloadable datasets covering Florida land and water.
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- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerNational land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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Search state lands and facilities, view the inventory map and find state surplus property records.
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- Florida State Parks and RecreationFlorida state parks, trails, management plans, accessibility information and recreation program contacts.
- Florida Wildlife Management Area Finder and MapsLocate wildlife management areas and access area brochures, maps, closures and hunting information.
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Search recorded deeds and other official land documents. Search official recorded land documents by party, date, book/page or document type, including PLAT and PLAT RELATED instrument types.
- DeSoto County Clerk of the Circuit Court and ComptrollerSurveys and section corners
Official Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller office serving DeSoto County, Florida. Published officeholder or contact: Nadia K. Daughtrey.
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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.
- Florida licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers 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 of Trustees Land Document SystemSearch Florida Board of Trustees land documents and associated mapped records.
- Florida Geospatial Open Data PortalAddresses and 911 numbers
Download Florida's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- Florida County and Municipal Place CodesOfficial county and municipal jurisdiction directory with a downloadable list of county FIPS and municipal GNIS place feature identifiers.
- Florida League of Cities Municipal DirectoryMunicipal government directory with officials, contact details and websites where available for Florida cities, towns and villages.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- DeSoto County Roads and public worksRoads
Find county road maintenance and public-works services.
- Office
- DeSoto County Public Works / Roads
- Phone
- 863-993-4821
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- FDOT Road GIS Data and MapsStatewide road GIS downloads, FDOT's linear referencing system, highway mapping resources and the open data hub.
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Locate the coastal construction control line, coastal range monuments and permit layers for Florida beach properties.
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- Beaches, Inlets and PortsFlorida beach management: erosion control lines, beach renourishment projects, dune protection, coastal permitting and shoreline change data.
- Florida DEP Bureau of Survey and MappingState survey and mapping office for state-land boundaries, original cadastral corners, geodetic information and land records.
- Florida wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Florida Forest Service page for the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal, whose "What's Your Risk?" tool shows likely fire intensity around a home or any point in Florida. It is a screening tool, not an official designation.
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- Florida Division of Emergency ManagementState emergency management: county emergency management offices, comprehensive emergency management plans, shelters, debris and recovery programs.
- 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.
DeSoto County offices
- DeSoto County Property AppraiserOfficial Property Appraiser office serving DeSoto County, Florida. Published officeholder or contact: David A. Williams.David A. Williams, Property Appraiser
- Phone
- 863-993-4866
- Website
- Visit website
- DeSoto County Florida Department of Health Environmental HealthSeptic system permits and inspections, plus other environmental public health services.Jeff Phipps, Environmental Services Director
- Phone
- 863-993-4601
- Address
- 3268 SW Dishong Avenue, Arcadia, FL 34266
- Website
- Visit website
- DeSoto County Septic systems and onsite sewagePublished septic-system information, contacts and routing to the responsible permitting authority.
- DeSoto County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for DeSoto County is at the Wauchula Service Center, 316 N 7TH Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873. 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
- (863) 773-4764
- Address
- 316 N 7TH Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873
- Website
- Visit website
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About DeSoto County
DeSoto County, Florida; county seat: Arcadia. Official local sources cover property assessment, taxes, recorded land documents, mapping and development services.
Cities in DeSoto County
- ArcadiaBeth Carsten, City Administrator · 863-494-4114 · pdelaney@arcadia-fl.gov