Cayuga County
Cayuga County covers 692 square miles of central New York, with the county seat at Auburn.
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Cayuga County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Cayuga County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 39,127 parcels for Cayuga County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Cayuga County Tax Map OnlineCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Parcel number
Cayuga County Real Property Services online tax map showing parcels, owners and tax bills.
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- New York statewide property mapNew York's statewide map of property lines (38 of 62 (public parcels); missing Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Orleans, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Seneca, Washington, Yates). Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries. Accept the terms on the first screen to open the map.
- New York property taxProperty records
In New York the city or town assessor values your home and land, and the town, county and school district each send a bill. The state sets the rules, runs STAR and publishes the assessment rolls.
- New York GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download New York'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.
- New York State Geological SurveyNew York 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.
- 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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- New York floodplain and flood mapsNew York'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.
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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.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- New York State Department of Environmental ConservationLakes and water
New York's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- New York water wells and water rightsWater wells in New York: the well driller registration, the well completion reports and the state's well records.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
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.
- New York state landsPublic land
State-owned land in New York: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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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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Cayuga County Clerk online search of recorded deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- Cayuga County ClerkSurveys and section corners
Records deeds, mortgages and other land records for Cayuga County.
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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.
- New York licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology 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.
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State highways in New York: 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.
- New York coastal and shoreline rulesShoreland
New York's coastal program: the coastal boundary, waterfront revitalisation plans and the state review of work on the shore.
- New York landslide hazardHazards and emergency information
State hazard mitigation page explaining where landslides happen in New York and why.
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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.
- 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.
Cayuga County offices
- Cayuga County Real Property ServicesKeeps the county tax maps and parcel records and supports the town assessors in Cayuga County.
- Phone
- (315) 253-1270
- Website
- Visit website
- Cayuga County GIS and mappingCayuga County Department of Planning and Economic Development keeps the maps and GIS for Cayuga County.
- Phone
- 315-253-1276
- Website
- Visit website
- Cayuga County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Cayuga County is at the Auburn Service Center, 7413 County House Rd, Auburn, NY 13021. 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
- (315) 253-8471
- Address
- 7413 County House Rd, Auburn, NY 13021
- Website
- Visit website
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About Cayuga County
Cayuga County covers 692 square miles of central New York, with the county seat at Auburn. New York does the assessing in the city or town, not the county: the local Assessor sets the value and the local tax bill follows from it. The County Clerk keeps recorded deeds and mortgages.
Cities in Cayuga County
- AuburnChuck Mason, City Clerk · (315) 255-4100
- AureliusAurelius Clerk · 315-255-1894
- Aurora Village
- BrutusBrutus Clerk · 315-834-9398
- Cato Town
- Cato Village
- Cayuga
- Conquest
- Fair Haven
- Fleming
- Genoa
- Ira
- Ledyard
- Locke
- Mentz
- Meridian
- Montezuma
- Moravia Town
- Moravia Village
- Niles
- OwascoOwasco Clerk · (315) 253-9021
- Port Byron
- Scipio
- Sempronius
- SennettSennett Clerk · 315-253-3712
- SpringportSpringport Clerk
- Sterling
- Summerhill
- ThroopThroop Clerk · 315-252-7373
- Union Springs
- Venice
- Victory Town
- Weedsport