Property lines in Santa Cruz County
See the shape and size of a parcel and where it meets the neighbors.
Santa Cruz County parcel map and property search
Santa Cruz County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.
Plats
- Santa Cruz County RecorderWhere deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Santa Cruz County
Surveys and section corners
- 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 a…
National What is this?
- California licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed …
Statewide What is this?
- 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.
National What is this?
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
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Who to ask
- Santa Cruz County Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Runs the GIS and maps for Santa Cruz County.
- Phone
- (831) 454-2002
- gisstaff@santacruzcountyca.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Santa Cruz County RecorderRecords deeds and other land documents.Sheri Thomas, Assessor-Recorder
- Phone
- (831) 454-2800
- Website
- Visit website
Guide: A parcel map is not a survey
About property lines
Property lines on a map come from the county parcel layer, which is drawn from deeds and surveys but is not a survey itself. It is accurate enough to see the shape and rough size of a lot and which neighbors touch it. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal boundary on the ground.