Property lines in Des Moines County
See the shape and size of a parcel and where it meets the neighbors.
Des Moines County parcel map and property search
Des Moines County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.
County GIS map
- Des Moines County GIS mapThe official interactive GIS map for Des Moines County. Open it to search a property and see its parcel and the other map layers the county publishes.
Des Moines County What is this?
- Iowa statewide mapIowa's statewide interactive map of roads, boundaries and aerial photos. It does not show property lines.
Statewide What is this?
Plats
- Des Moines County RecorderWhere deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Des Moines 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?
- Iowa licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a lega…
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.
National What is this?
Who to ask
- Des Moines County GISMapping and GIS data.Austin Roelfs, GIS Coordinator
- Phone
- 319-753-8759
- roelfsa@dmcounty.com
- Address
- 513 N. Main St Burlington, IA 52601
- Website
- Visit website
- Des Moines County RecorderRecords deeds and other land documents.Natalie Steffener, Recorder/Registrar
- Phone
- 319-753-8221
- steffenern@dmcounty.com
- Address
- 2026 Courthouse 513 N. Main St. Burlington, IA 52601
- 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.