Edwards County
Edwards County covers 622 square miles of southwestern Kansas, with the county seat at Kinsley.
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Edwards County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Edwards County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 4,616 parcels for Edwards County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Edwards County parcel mapCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Parcel number
Kansas ORKA online parcel map for Edwards County, with parcel lines and ownership from the county appraiser.
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- Kansas statewide property mapKansas's statewide map of property lines (90 of 105 have public ORKA parcel maps (4 private, 10 use another viewer, 1 has none)). Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries. Accept the terms on the first screen to open the map.
- Edwards County Register of DeedsProperty records · Plats · Surveys and section corners
Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
- Phone
- (620) 659-3131
- Address
- 312 Massachusetts Ave. Kinsley, KS 67547
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- Kansas property taxIn Kansas the County Appraiser values your home and land and the County Treasurer sends the bill. The Division of Property Valuation oversees the county appraisers and publishes the valuation guides.
- 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.
- Kansas licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions 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 785-296-3053.
- 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.
- Kansas GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Kansas'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.
- Kansas Geological SurveyKansas 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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- Kansas floodplain and flood mapsKansas'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.
- Kansas Department of Health and EnvironmentLakes and water
Kansas's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Kansas water wells and water rightsWater wells and water rights in Kansas: the water appropriation permit, the well completion records and the WIMAS well database.
- 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.
- Kansas state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Kansas: 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).
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State highways in Kansas: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
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- 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.
- Kansas wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Kansas Forest Service's wildfire risk portal: use the interactive Risk Explorer map to see wildfire risk in your area. It is a screening tool, not an official determination for a property.
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- 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.
- 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.
Edwards County offices
- Edwards County Appraiser and GIS and mappingValues land and buildings for property tax; valuation notices, exemptions and appeals.Edwards County Appraiser keeps the maps and GIS for Edwards County.
- Phone
- (620) 659-3001
- edwardsappr@edwardscountyks.org
- Website
- Visit website
- Edwards County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Edwards County is at the Kinsley Service Center, 120 E 7TH St, Kinsley, KS 67547. 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
- (620) 659-3142
- Address
- 120 E 7TH St, Kinsley, KS 67547
- Website
- Visit website
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About Edwards County
Edwards County covers 622 square miles of southwestern Kansas, with the county seat at Kinsley. The County Appraiser values your house and land, the County Treasurer bills and collects the tax, and the Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents.