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  • Montana CadastralCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Parcel number · Aerial imagery

    Montana's statewide parcel map. Search any property in the state by owner, address or geocode to see its boundary, acreage, owner, and the Department of Revenue property record card.

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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.

  • The Department of Revenue's property record lookup. Find a property's classification, appraised value, characteristics and tax record anywhere in Montana.

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  • Montana State Library Geographic InformationGIS data downloads · Elevation · Land cover · Addresses and 911 numbers · Roads

    Download Montana's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

  • 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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    • 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.
    • USFWS Wetlands MapperNational Wetlands Inventory map from USFWS. Click any spot to see mapped wetland type. Some states publish a newer inventory of their own, so check the state wetland data too.

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

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  • Montana water rights, permits and exempt wells. Well logs themselves are in the Ground Water Information Center.

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  • Montana DNRCPublic land

    Montana state trust land, water rights, forestry and conservation districts. State land leases and easements start here.

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  • Search original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.

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  • Montana licensed land surveyor lookupSurveys and section corners

    Search the Montana Board of Professional Engineers and 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 406-444-6880.

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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.
  • Montana Bureau of Mines and GeologyHazards and emergency information

    Montana geology, geologic maps, earthquakes, landslides and mine information.

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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.

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