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Penobscot County

Penobscot County covers 3,397 square miles of eastern Maine, with the county seat at Bangor.

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No county GIS map. In Maine, each city and town keeps its own property maps. Open the town's page to find its map.

PublicGIS maps 57,974 parcels for Penobscot County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.

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.

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  • Penobscot County Registry 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.

    Susan Bulay, Register of Deeds
    Phone
    (207) 942-8535
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    • Maine land recordsMaine records deeds at the county Registry of Deeds, not at the town office. Find your county registry for recorded deeds, mortgages and plans.
    • 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 and assesses the Unorganized Territory itself.
    • 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.
    • Maine licensed land surveyor lookupSearch 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.
    • 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.
  • Maine GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · 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.
    • Maine Geological SurveyMaine 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.

  • The Maine Land Use Planning Commission's zoning map for the unorganized territory it serves. It does not cover Penobscot County's organized towns, which keep their own property maps.

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  • 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.

  • 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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  • Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.

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  • Maine's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.

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    • U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.

  • 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.

  • Maine Public Reserved Lands, managed by the Bureau of Parks and Lands: where they are and the rules for visiting.

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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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    • Maine landslidesMaine Geological Survey landslide page with coastal landslide hazard maps and landslide susceptibility maps.
    • 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.

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Penobscot County offices

  • Penobscot County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Penobscot County is at the Bangor Service Center, 1423 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401. 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
    (207) 947-3555
    Address
    1423 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401
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About Penobscot County

Penobscot County covers 3,397 square miles of eastern Maine, with the county seat at Bangor. Maine does the property work in the town or city: the Assessor sets the value and the Tax Collector bills and collects the tax. Deeds are recorded at the county Registry of Deeds.

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