Washington County
Washington County covers 604 square miles of eastern Texas, with the county seat at Brenham.
Open PublicGIS map Washington County parcel map and property search
Washington County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Washington County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 22,749 parcels for Washington County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Washington County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
Washington County's public map viewer. Search a property to see parcel boundaries, aerial imagery and other local map layers.
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- Texas property taxIn Texas the county appraisal district values your property. The County Tax Assessor-Collector sends the bill in most counties; in some the appraisal district collects instead. The Comptroller sets the rules, explains your protest rights and lists every appraisal district.
- 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.
- Washington County GIS and mappingGIS data downloads
The mapping office: what maps and data are kept, how to get them, and who to ask.
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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.
- Washington County zoning and land useZoning · Roads
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- Office
- Washington County Planning and Zoning and Engineering and Development Services
- Phone
- (979) 277-6275
- Address
- 100 E Main Street Brenham, TX 77833
- Address
- 3650 State Highway 36 N, Brenham, TX 77833
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- Texas Department of TransportationState highways in Texas: 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.
- Washington 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.
- Texas floodplain and flood mapsTexas'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.
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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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- Bureau of Economic GeologyTexas geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- Texas GIS data downloadsElevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Texas's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and 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.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Texas Commission on Environmental QualityLakes and water
Texas's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Texas water wells and water rightsTexas groundwater: the water well report database, the groundwater conservation district that covers your land, and the rules for drilling and pumping.
- 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.
- Texas state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Texas: 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).
- Washington County ClerkPlats · Surveys and section corners
Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
- Address
- 100 E Main Street Brenham, TX 77833
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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.
- Texas licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Texas Board of Professional 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. Board phone 512-440-7723.
- 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.
- Texas coastal and shoreline rulesShoreland
The Texas coast: beach and dune permits, the coastal boundary, erosion response and what you may build near the shore.
- Texas wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Open the Texas Wildfire Risk Explorer map to see wildfire risk for your area and ways to protect your home. It is a screening tool, not an official determination for a property.
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- Texas Gulf Coast hurricane evacuation zonesDownload the current hurricane evacuation zip-zone map (Coastal, A, B, C) and evacuation route map for the Houston-Galveston region. Texas has no single statewide zone lookup; other coastal areas are mapped by their own counties.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapType 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.
- 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.
Washington County offices
- Washington County Appraisal DistrictProperty valuation and classification.Dyann White, Chief Appraiser
- Phone
- (979) 277-3740
- Address
- 1301 Niebuhr St. Brenham, TX 77833-5031
- Website
- Visit website
- Washington County Environmental ServicesSeptic and environmental health permits.
- Phone
- 979-277-6290
- Address
- 100 E Main Street Brenham, TX 77833
- Website
- Visit website
- Washington County GISMapping and GIS data.Aaron Harmon, Addressing and Mapping Coordinator
- Phone
- (979) 277-6279
- aharmon@washingtoncountytx.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Washington County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Washington County is at the Bellville Service Center, 1351 W Main St., Bellville, TX 77418. 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) serving Washington County is at the Brenham Service Center, 2305 Becker Dr Ste C, Brenham, TX 77833, (979) 830-7123: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (979) 865-3139
- Address
- 1351 W Main St., Bellville, TX 77418
- Website
- Visit website
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About Washington County
Washington County covers 604 square miles of eastern Texas, with the county seat at Brenham. The county appraisal district, which is a separate office from the county itself, values your house and land. Here the County Tax Assessor-Collector does not collect property taxes: the Texas Comptroller sends taxpayers to the appraisal district. The County Clerk keeps recorded land documents.