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Ingham County

Ingham County covers 556 square miles of southern Lower Michigan, with the county seat at Mason.

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PublicGIS maps 101,605 parcels for Ingham County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.

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  • Ingham County GIS mapCounty GIS map

    Interactive GIS and parcel map for Ingham County. Search a property to see its parcel lines and the other map layers.

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  • Ingham County parcel map and property searchProperty owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery

    Ingham County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.

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    • Michigan property taxIn Michigan the city or township Assessor values your home and land and the local Treasurer sends the summer and winter bills. The Department of Treasury oversees assessing, and the principal residence exemption lowers the school rate on your own home.
    • 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.
  • Michigan GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers

    Download Michigan'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.
    • Michigan Geological SurveyMichigan geology from the state geological survey at Western Michigan University: geologic maps, groundwater, critical minerals, geologic hazards and the state core and well log repository.
    • 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.
    • US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
  • Ingham County zoning and land useZoning

    Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.

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    Ingham County Planning and Zoning
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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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    • Michigan floodplain and flood mapsMichigan'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.

  • Michigan EGLE map of mapped and potential wetlands, from the state wetland inventory, soils and the National Wetlands Inventory.

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    • Michigan county and intercounty drainsExplains that county and intercounty drains remove excess water from farms, roads and neighborhoods under the Drain Code (Public Act 40 of 1956), with drain commissioners and drainage boards assessing landowners for maintenance. Links to a way to find your county drain commissioner and lists intercounty drain board meetings.
    • 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.

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

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

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  • 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.

  • State-owned land in Michigan: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.

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  • Recorded plats and subdivision maps.

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  • Ingham County Register of DeedsSurveys and section corners

    Records deeds and other land documents.

    Derrick Quinney, Register of Deeds
    Phone
    517-676-7216
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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.
    • Michigan licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Michigan State Board of Professional 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.
    • 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.
  • Ingham County roads and public worksRoads

    Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.

    Office
    Ingham County Road Department
    Phone
    517-676-9722
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    • Michigan Department of TransportationState highways in Michigan: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
    • 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.

  • Michigan's Great Lakes shore: high risk erosion areas, critical dune areas, the shoreline permit and what you may build near the water.

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  • U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information

    Type 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.

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    • 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.

Ingham County offices

  • Ingham County Equalization Department and GIS and mappingOversees property assessments across the county, prepares equalization reports and keeps property descriptions and tax maps; your city or township assessor sets the value of your property.Ingham County Department of Equalization & Tax Mapping keeps the maps and GIS for Ingham County.
    Phone
    517-676-7212
    Address
    P.O. Box 319, Courthouse, Mason, MI 48854
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  • Ingham County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Ingham County is at the Mason Service Center, 521 Okemos St, Mason, MI 48854. 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
    (517) 676-4644
    Address
    521 Okemos St, Mason, MI 48854
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About Ingham County

Ingham County covers 556 square miles of southern Lower Michigan, with the county seat at Mason. Michigan does the property work in the city or township, not the county: the local Assessor sets the value and the local Treasurer sends the summer and winter tax bills. The county Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents and the County Treasurer takes over unpaid taxes.

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