Property lines in Douglas County
See the shape and size of a parcel and where it meets the neighbors.
Douglas County parcel map and property search
Douglas County's public map viewer. Search a property to see parcel boundaries, aerial imagery and other local map layers.
Plats
- Douglas County RecorderWhere deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Douglas 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?
- Illinois licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Illinois Land Surveyors Licensing Board for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property l…
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
- Douglas County GIS and mappingDouglas County Supervisor of Assessments keeps the maps and GIS for Douglas County.Cynthia Baer, Supervisor of Assessments/CCAO
- Phone
- 217-253-3031
- cynthia.baer@douglascountyil.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Douglas County RecorderRecords deeds and other land documents.Judi Pollock, County Recorder
- Phone
- 217-253-2411
- judi.pollock@douglascountyil.gov
- Address
- 203 P.O. Box 467 Tuscola, IL 61953
- 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.