Maine
Statewide maps, data, and agencies, plus all its counties.
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Maine services on GovDir
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Where to find things
- Maine statewide property mapCounty GIS map · Property lines · Parcel number
Maine's statewide map of property lines. Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries. Accept the terms on the first screen to open the map.
- Maine land recordsProperty records · Plats
Maine records deeds at the county Registry of Deeds, not at the town office. Find your county registry for recorded deeds, mortgages and plans.
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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.
- Maine GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Land cover · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Maine's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and 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.
- 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.
- 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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- 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.
- Maine Department of Environmental ProtectionWetlands · Lakes and water
Maine'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.
- Maine state landsPublic land
Maine Public Reserved Lands, managed by the Bureau of Parks and Lands: where they are and the rules for visiting.
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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).
- Maine licensed land surveyor lookupSurveys and section corners
Search the Maine State Board of Licensure for 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 207-624-8522.
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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 Maine: 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.
- Maine hurricane evacuation zonesHazards and emergency information
Find your hurricane evacuation zone, plan an evacuation route and see current weather warnings.
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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.
Other Maine resources
- Maine septic system permitsIn Maine a licensed site evaluator designs the septic system and your town code enforcement officer issues the permit. Start here for the rules, the forms and …
- Maine Geological SurveyMaine geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- Maine landslidesMaine Geological Survey landslide page with coastal landslide hazard maps and landslide susceptibility maps.
- Maine State ArchivesHistorical Maine government records, early land records, plats and maps.
- Maine property taxIn Maine the town or city assessor values your home and land and the town collects the tax. Maine Revenue Services sets the rules, runs the homestead exemption…
Who to contact
- Maine Revenue Services Property Tax Division, Unorganized TerritoryAssesses and collects property tax in Maine's unorganized territory, which has no town government.
- Phone
- (207) 624-5600
- prop.tax@maine.gov
- Address
- PO Box 9106, Augusta, ME 04332-9106
- Website
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- Maine Land Use Planning CommissionPlanning, zoning and development permits for Maine's unorganized territory and the plantations and towns it serves.
- Phone
- (207) 287-2631
- Address
- 18 Elkins Lane, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
- Website
- Visit website
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By county
Largest cities
- Arundel
- Auburn
- Augusta
- Bangor
- Bar Harbor
- Bath
- Belfast
- Berwick
- Biddeford
- Brewer
- Bridgton
- Brunswick
- Bucksport
- Buxton
- Camden
- Cape Elizabeth
- Caribou
- Casco
- China
- Cumberland
- Dexter
- Dover-Foxcroft
- Durham
- Eliot
- Ellsworth
- Fairfield
- Falmouth
- Farmington
- Fort Kent
- Freeport
- Gardiner
- Glenburn
- Gorham
- Gray
- Greene
- Hampden
- Harpswell
- Hermon
- Hollis
- Houlton
- Jay
- Kennebunk
- Kennebunkport
- Kittery
- Lebanon
- Lewiston
- Limington
- Lincoln
- Lisbon
- Litchfield
- Lyman
- Madawaska
- Madison
- Millinocket
- Monmouth
- Naples
- New Gloucester
- North Berwick
- North Yarmouth
- Norway
- Oakland
- Old Orchard Beach
- Old Town
- Orono
- Orrington
- Oxford
- Paris
- Pittsfield
- Poland
- Portland
- Presque Isle
- Raymond
- Rockland
- Rumford
- Sabattus
- Saco
- Sanford
- Scarborough
- Sidney
- Skowhegan
- South Berwick
- South Portland
- Standish
- Topsham
- Turner
- Vassalboro
- Waldoboro
- Warren
- Waterboro
- Waterville
- Wells
- Westbrook
- Wilton
- Windham
- Winslow
- Winterport
- Winthrop
- Wiscasset
- Yarmouth
- York