Lawrence County
Lawrence County covers 800 square miles of western South Dakota, with the county seat at Deadwood.
Open PublicGIS map Lawrence County parcel map and property search
Lawrence County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Lawrence County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 20,744 parcels for Lawrence County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Lawrence County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
Beacon is Lawrence County's public parcel map and property record search. Look up a property by address, owner or parcel number to see its boundary, acreage, ownership, classification and assessed value.
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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.
- 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.
- Lawrence County GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads
The page says no data is available on it, so call the Mapping Coordinator for any Lawrence County GIS data you need.
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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.
- Lawrence 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.
- Office
- Lawrence County Planning and Zoning
- Address
- 90 Sherman Street Deadwood, SD 57732
- Lawrence County floodplain and flood zonesFlood zones
Flood zone information and the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial 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.
- 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.
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- South Dakota Geological SurveySouth Dakota geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- South Dakota GIS data downloadsElevation
Download South Dakota's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- 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.
- 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).
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Meet with Planning and Zoning and submit a recordable plat.
- Lawrence County Surveyor and survey recordsSurveys and section corners
Survey records and section corner information. Start here to find the corners a surveyor would use.
- Office
- Lawrence County Surveyor
- Address
- 90 Sherman Street Deadwood, SD 57732
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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.
- Lawrence County addressing and 911 numbersAddresses and 911 numbers
How addresses and 911 numbers are assigned, and who to ask for one.
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- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Lawrence County roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
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- Lawrence County Public Works
- Phone
- 605-578-2183
- Address
- 90 Sherman Street Deadwood, SD 57732
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- South Dakota Department of TransportationState highways in South Dakota: 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.
- 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.
Other Lawrence County links
- Lawrence County building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
Lawrence County offices
- Lawrence County Director of EqualizationThe Director of Equalization in Lawrence County values land and buildings for property taxes (South Dakota's name for the county assessor).
- Phone
- (605) 578-3680
- Website
- Visit website
- Lawrence County Register of DeedsRecords deeds and other land documents.Davida Hansen, Register of Deeds
- Phone
- (605) 578-3930
- Website
- Visit website
- Lawrence County GISMapping and GIS data.
- gis@lawrence.sd.us
- Address
- 90 Sherman Street Deadwood, SD 57732
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- Visit website
- Lawrence County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Lawrence 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) works from the same office: 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 Lawrence County
Lawrence County covers 800 square miles of western South Dakota, with the county seat at Deadwood. 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.