Washington County
Washington County has no county government that deals with property.
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PublicGIS maps 30,031 parcels for Washington County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Vermont Parcel ViewerCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Parcel number
Statewide VCGI parcel viewer with town grand list parcels, SPAN numbers and owners for the towns of Washington County; Vermont property records are kept by each town.
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- Vermont statewide property mapVermont's statewide map of property lines. Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries.
- Vermont property taxProperty records
In Vermont the town listers or assessor set the value, the town treasurer bills it, and the state runs the education property tax on top. Start here for the grand list, the homestead declaration and the property tax credit.
- Vermont GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Vermont's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- 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.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- 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.
- Vermont Geological SurveyVermont geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- 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.
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Act 250 is Vermont's state land use permit for major subdivisions and developments. Whether a project or subdivision needs one depends on its size and location; the Act 250 district coordinator for your county can tell you (a jurisdictional opinion). General questions 802-828-3309.
- Vermont floodplain and flood mapsFlood zones
Vermont's flood readiness site: the flood hazard and river corridor maps, the town rules that go with them, and what you must do to build or rebuild 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.
- 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.
- Vermont Department of Environmental ConservationLakes and water
Vermont's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Vermont water wells and water rightsWater wells in Vermont: the well driller reports, the statewide well log database and the rules for a new well.
- 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.
- USGS map of public and protected landPublic land
National map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapSurveys and section corners
Map 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.
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- Vermont licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Vermont Board of 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 802-828-1505.
- 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.
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State highways in Vermont: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
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- 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.
- Vermont landslides, rockfalls and erosionHazards and emergency information
Vermont Geological Survey page on landslides and rockfalls, landslide mapping and how to report one.
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- 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.
- 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.
Washington County offices
- Washington County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Washington County is at the Williston Service Center, 94 Harvest Lane, Williston, VT 05495. 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 Berlin Service Center, 617 Comstock Rd Ste 1, Berlin, VT 05602, (802) 828-4493: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (802) 288-8155
- Address
- 94 Harvest Lane, Williston, VT 05495
- Website
- Visit website
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About Washington County
Washington County has no county government that deals with property. The county line matters for the courthouse and the sheriff. Assessment, tax bills, zoning and land records are all done by the town.
Cities in Washington County
- Barre City
- Barre Town
- Berlin
- Cabot
- Calais
- DuxburyMaureen Harvey, Town Clerk · 802-244-6660
- East Montpelier
- FaystonMadison Vasseur, Town Clerk · 802-496-2454
- Marshfield
- Middlesex
- Montpelier
- Moretown
- NorthfieldKim Pedley, Town Clerk · 802-485-5421 · kpedley@northfield.vt.us
- Plainfield
- Roxbury
- Waitsfield
- Warren
- Waterbury
- WoodburyGraham Christie, Town Clerk · 802-456-7051
- Worcester