Barnwell County
Barnwell County covers 548 square miles of southern South Carolina, with the county seat at Barnwell.
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PublicGIS maps 16,179 parcels for Barnwell County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Barnwell County GISCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Parcel number
County GIS map viewer with Barnwell County parcels.
- Barnwell County AssessorProperty records
Appraises real property and keeps parcel ownership records for Barnwell County.
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- South Carolina property taxSouth Carolina splits the job three ways: the County Assessor values your house and land, the County Auditor works out the bill, and the County Treasurer collects it. The Department of Revenue sets the rules and assesses manufacturing and utility property.
- South Carolina GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download South Carolina's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide 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.
- South Carolina Geological SurveySouth Carolina 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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- South Carolina floodplain and flood mapsSouth Carolina'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.
- South Carolina Department of Environmental ServicesLakes and water
South Carolina's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- South Carolina water wells and water rightsWater well permits and well construction records in South Carolina.
- 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.
- South Carolina state landsPublic land
SCDNR Public Lands: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources lands where you can hunt, hike and spend time outdoors.
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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).
- Barnwell County Clerk of Court and Register of DeedsSurveys and section corners
Records deeds, plats and other land records for Barnwell County.
Rhonda McElveen, Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds- Phone
- (803) 541-1020
- Address
- 141 Main St., Barnwell, SC 29812
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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.
- South Carolina licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and 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 803-896-4422.
- 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 South Carolina: 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.
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South Carolina's eight coastal counties have an extra layer of rules. OCRM runs the critical area permits, the beachfront setback and jurisdictional lines. Check here before you build near the coast.
- South Carolina hurricane evacuation zonesHazards and emergency information
Page with South Carolina's Know Your Zone map, where you look up whether an address on the coast is in a hurricane evacuation zone and how storm surge could reach it.
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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.
Barnwell County offices
- One phone line for 2 offices
- Phone
- (803) 541-1011
- Barnwell County AssessorAppraises real property and keeps parcel ownership records for Barnwell County.April M. Still, County Assessor
- Address
- 57 Wall Street, Room 221, Barnwell, SC 29812
- Website
- Barnwell County Assessor, listed above
- Barnwell County GIS and mappingBarnwell County Assessor keeps the maps and GIS for Barnwell County.
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- Visit website
- Barnwell County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Barnwell County is at the Barnwell Service Center, 100 Fuldner Rd, Barnwell, SC 29812. 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
- (803) 259-7143
- Address
- 100 Fuldner Rd, Barnwell, SC 29812
- Website
- Visit website
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About Barnwell County
Barnwell County covers 548 square miles of southern South Carolina, with the county seat at Barnwell. The County Assessor values your house and land, the County Auditor works out the bill, the County Treasurer collects it, and the Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents.