Hamilton County
Hamilton County covers 542 square miles of southern Tennessee, with the county seat at Chattanooga.
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Hamilton County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Hamilton County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 162,754 parcels for Hamilton County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Hamilton County GIS mapCounty GIS map
The official interactive GIS map for Hamilton County. Open it to search a property and see its parcel and the other map layers the county publishes.
- Tennessee statewide property mapProperty lines
Tennessee's statewide map of property lines (86 of 95 in the public parcel layer; missing Chester, Davidson, Hamilton, Hickman, Knox, Montgomery, Rutherford, Shelby, Williamson). Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries. Accept the terms on the first screen to open the map.
- Hamilton County parcel map and property searchProperty owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
Hamilton County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.
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- Tennessee property assessment search and parcel mapA statewide parcel map for Tennessee. Use it when the local office does not publish its own map viewer.
- 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.
- Tennessee GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Tennessee'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.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- Tennessee Division of GeologyTennessee geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- 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.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Hamilton 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
- Hamilton County Planning and Zoning
- Phone
- (423) 643-5900
- 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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- Tennessee floodplain and flood mapsTennessee'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.
- Tennessee Department of Environment and ConservationLakes and water
Tennessee's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- 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.
- Tennessee state landsPublic land
Tennessee State Parks: where the parks are, with hiking, waterfalls, cabins, camping and programs.
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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).
- Hamilton County Register of DeedsPlats · Surveys and section corners
Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Marc Gravitt, Register of Deeds- Phone
- 423-209-6560
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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.
- Tennessee licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Tennessee State Board of Examiners for Architects, Engineers, and 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.
- 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.
- Hamilton County roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
- Office
- Hamilton County Public Works
- Phone
- (423) 892-3430
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- Tennessee Department of TransportationState highways in Tennessee: 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 Hamilton County links
- Hamilton County building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
Hamilton County offices
- Hamilton County Assessor of PropertyProperty valuation and classification.Marty Haynes, Assessor of Property
- Phone
- 423-209-7300
- Website
- Visit website
- Hamilton County property tax search and paymentPay property taxes online with fees from $1.50 per bill to a 2.39% credit-card charge and view past tax records.
- Hamilton County Environmental ServicesEnvironmental programs and services.
- Website
- Visit website
- Hamilton County GISMapping and GIS data.
- Phone
- (423) 209-7760
- gis@hamiltontn.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Hamilton County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Hamilton County is at the Dayton Service Center, 201 Main St, Dayton, TN 37321. 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
- (423) 775-2272
- Address
- 201 Main St, Dayton, TN 37321
- Website
- Visit website
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About Hamilton County
Hamilton County covers 542 square miles of southern Tennessee, with the county seat at Chattanooga. The Assessor of Property values your house and land, the County Trustee bills and collects the county tax, and the Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents. Cities inside the county bill their own city tax.