Kentucky
Statewide maps, data, and agencies, plus all its counties.
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Kentucky services on GovDir
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- Kentucky statewide mapCounty GIS map · Aerial imagery
Kentucky's statewide interactive map of roads, boundaries and aerial photos. It does not show 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.
- Kentucky PVA office directoryProperty records
Directory of the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) in each of Kentucky's 120 counties, with office address, phone, email and website. The PVA assesses property for taxes; call the PVA about your assessment or to appeal it.
- Kentucky GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads · Elevation · Land cover · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Kentucky's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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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.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- 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.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerNational land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
- 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.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Kentucky floodplain and flood mapsFlood zones
Kentucky's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
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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.
- 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.
- Kentucky Energy and Environment CabinetWetlands · Lakes and water
Kentucky's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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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.
- 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.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Kentucky state landsPublic land
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources: hunting, fishing, boating and licenses.
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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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Historical Kentucky government records, early land records, plats and maps.
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- 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.
- Kentucky licensed land surveyor rosterSurveys and section corners
The official list of land surveyors licensed by the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. 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 502-573-2680.
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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.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
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State highways in Kentucky: 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.
- Kentucky landslide mapHazards and emergency information
Interactive map of known landslides and landslide-prone areas in Kentucky. It is a screening tool, not a site-specific assessment.
Other Kentucky resources
- Kentucky septic system permitsIn Kentucky the local health department permits onsite sewage systems under state rules. Start here for the permit, the site evaluation and the certified insta…
- Kentucky Geological SurveyKentucky geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- Kentucky landslide hazardsKGS landslide page with the landslide map, susceptibility publications, inventory download and a form to report a landslide.
- Kentucky property taxIn Kentucky the Property Valuation Administrator, the PVA, values your home and land and the County Sheriff collects the tax. The Department of Revenue sets th…
Guides
By county
Largest cities
- Alexandria
- Ashland
- Bardstown
- Beaver Dam
- Bellevue
- Benton
- Berea
- Bowling Green
- Campbellsville
- Carrollton
- Central City
- Cold Spring
- Columbia
- Corbin
- Covington
- Crescent Springs
- Crestwood
- Crittenden
- Cynthiana
- Danville
- Dayton
- Douglass Hills
- Edgewood
- Elizabethtown
- Elsmere
- Erlanger
- Flatwoods
- Florence
- Fort Mitchell
- Fort Thomas
- Fort Wright
- Frankfort
- Franklin
- Georgetown
- Glasgow
- Grayson
- Greenville
- Harrodsburg
- Hazard
- Henderson
- Highland Heights
- Hillview
- Hodgenville
- Hopkinsville
- Hurstbourne
- Independence
- Jeffersontown
- La Grange
- Lancaster
- Lawrenceburg
- Lebanon
- Leitchfield
- London
- Louisville/Jefferson County
- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
- Ludlow
- Lyndon
- Madisonville
- Mayfield
- Maysville
- Middlesborough
- Middletown
- Monticello
- Morehead
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Washington
- Murray
- Newport
- Nicholasville
- Oak Grove
- Owensboro
- Paducah
- Paintsville
- Paris
- Pikeville
- Prestonsburg
- Princeton
- Prospect
- Radcliff
- Richmond
- Russell
- Russellville
- Scottsville
- Shelbyville
- Shepherdsville
- Shively
- Somerset
- Southgate
- St. Matthews
- Stanford
- Taylor Mill
- Union
- Versailles
- Villa Hills
- Vine Grove
- Walton
- Williamsburg
- Williamstown
- Wilmore
- Winchester
Counties
- Adair
- Allen
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barren
- Bath
- Bell
- Boone
- Bourbon
- Boyd
- Boyle
- Bracken
- Breathitt
- Breckinridge
- Bullitt
- Butler
- Caldwell
- Calloway
- Campbell
- Carlisle
- Carroll
- Carter
- Casey
- Christian
- Clark
- Clay
- Clinton
- Crittenden
- Cumberland
- Daviess
- Edmonson
- Elliott
- Estill
- Fayette
- Fleming
- Floyd
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gallatin
- Garrard
- Grant
- Graves
- Grayson
- Green
- Greenup
- Hancock
- Hardin
- Harlan
- Harrison
- Hart
- Henderson
- Henry
- Hickman
- Hopkins
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Jessamine
- Johnson
- Kenton
- Knott
- Knox
- Larue
- Laurel
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Leslie
- Letcher
- Lewis
- Lincoln
- Livingston
- Logan
- Lyon
- Madison
- Magoffin
- Marion
- Marshall
- Martin
- Mason
- McCracken
- McCreary
- McLean
- Meade
- Menifee
- Mercer
- Metcalfe
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Muhlenberg
- Nelson
- Nicholas
- Ohio
- Oldham
- Owen
- Owsley
- Pendleton
- Perry
- Pike
- Powell
- Pulaski
- Robertson
- Rockcastle
- Rowan
- Russell
- Scott
- Shelby
- Simpson
- Spencer
- Taylor
- Todd
- Trigg
- Trimble
- Union
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Webster
- Whitley
- Wolfe
- Woodford