Harding County
Harding County covers 2,672 square miles of northwestern South Dakota, with the county seat at Buffalo.
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Harding County services on GovDir
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- Harding County parcel mapCounty GIS map · Property lines
Parcel map of Harding County with owner and parcel details, linked from the Harding County Director of Equalization site.
- Harding County property record searchProperty owner · Property records · Parcel number
The property records the Harding County Director of Equalization publishes. Look up a parcel by owner, address or parcel number to see who owns it and what it is assessed at.
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- South Dakota property taxIn South Dakota the county Director of Equalization values your home and land and the County Treasurer sends the bill. The Department of Revenue sets the rules and runs the relief programs for older and disabled owners.
- South Dakota GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download South Dakota'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 Dakota Geological SurveySouth Dakota 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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- 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 Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesLakes and water
South Dakota's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- South Dakota water wells and water rightsWater rights and wells in South Dakota: the water right application, the well driller records and the state's well log database.
- 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 Dakota state landsPublic land
State-owned land in South Dakota: 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).
- Harding County Register of DeedsSurveys and section corners
Records deeds, mortgages and plats for Harding County.
- Phone
- 605-375-3321
- Address
- 410 Ramsland Street, Harding County Courthouse, Buffalo, SD 57720
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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 Dakota licensed land surveyor rosterThe official list of land surveyors licensed by the South Dakota State Board of Technical Professions. 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 605-394-2510.
- 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 Dakota: 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.
- 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.
Harding County offices
- Harding County Director of Equalization and GIS and mappingThe Director of Equalization in Harding County values land and buildings for property taxes (South Dakota's name for the county assessor).Harding County Director of Equalization keeps the maps and GIS for Harding County.
- Phone
- (605) 375-3234
- Website
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- Harding County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Harding County is at the Belle Fourche Service Center, 1837 5TH Ave S, Belle Fourche, SD 57717. 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) serving Harding County is at the Buffalo Service Center, 107 US Highway 85, Buffalo, SD 57720, (605) 375-3218: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (605) 892-3368
- Address
- 1837 5TH Ave S, Belle Fourche, SD 57717
- Website
- Visit website
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About Harding County
Harding County covers 2,672 square miles of northwestern South Dakota, with the county seat at Buffalo. The Director of Equalization values your house and land, the County Treasurer bills and collects the tax, and the Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents.