Ashland County
Ashland County covers 1,045 square miles of northwestern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Ashland.
Open PublicGIS map Ashland County parcel map and property search
Ashland County official website
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PublicGIS maps 21,333 parcels for Ashland County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Ashland County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property records · Property owner · Aerial imagery
Ashland County's public map viewer. Search a property to see parcel boundaries, aerial imagery and other local map layers.
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- Wisconsin statewide property mapWisconsin's statewide map of property lines. Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries. Accept the terms on the first screen to open the map.
- Wisconsin GIS data downloadsDownload Wisconsin's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
- 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.
- Ashland County property tax search and paymentProperty taxes
Look up a property's tax bill and amount due, and see the ways you can pay.
- Ashland County zoning and land useZoning
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- Office
- Ashland County Planning and Zoning
- Phone
- 715-682-7014
- Wisconsin wetland mapWetlands
Wisconsin DNR map with the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory and other wetland layers for any address in the state.
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- Wisconsin drainage districtsExplains that about 10 percent of Wisconsin farm drains are organized as drainage districts, separate units of government named for their county, and that the state agriculture department regulates them. Has a drainage board directory, a handbook for boards and an interactive map of drainage districts.
- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm 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.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWisconsin's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterFlood zones
Official 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.
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- Wisconsin floodplain and flood mapsWisconsin'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.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
- Ashland County Register of DeedsPlats
Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
- Phone
- 715-682-7008
- Ashland County septic systemsSeptic systems
Sanitary permits and inspections for private onsite wastewater treatment (septic) systems.
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- Wisconsin septic system permitsWisconsin calls a septic system a private onsite wastewater treatment system, or POWTS. Your county issues the permit under state plumbing rules. Start here for the rules, the soil test and the county.
- Ashland County building and land use permitsBuilding permits
Which permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
- Ashland County GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads
Download free GIS layers created by the county and view its interactive web maps.
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- Wisconsin county coordinate systemsExplains the Wisconsin County Coordinate Reference Systems (WISCRS) that each county uses for surveys and GIS, with the handbook, parameters and conversion tools. Phone 608-262-3065.
- 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.
- Wisconsin state landsPublic land
Wisconsin DNR public lands: state properties where you can hunt, fish, hike, camp and boat.
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- Wisconsin public access lands mapThe Wisconsin DNR's map of land open to public hunting, fishing and hiking: state wildlife areas, state forests and parks, county forests, and private land open to the public. Hunting is allowed on most DNR land; check the hunting regulations, the property page or its signs. DNR customer service 1-888-936-7463.
- Wisconsin Managed Forest Law and Forest Crop Law lands open to the publicPrivate forest land enrolled as open under the Managed Forest Law (MFL) allows hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing and cross-country skiing; Forest Crop Law (FCL) land allows hunting and fishing. The DNR's Private Forest Lands Open for Public Recreation map and yearly county lists show which land is open.
- 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).
Ashland County offices
- One phone line for 2 offices
- Phone
- (715) 682-7000
- Ashland County ClerkOfficial records, meetings and licences.
- Website
- Visit website
- Ashland County Building and PermitsBuilding permits and inspections.
- Ashland County Environmental ServicesCounty environmental health services. Call to confirm who issues septic permits here.
- Phone
- 715-682-7004
- Website
- Visit website
- Ashland County Forestry & RecreationRuns the Ashland County Forest, which is public land. Ask here about county forest maps, access and use rules, and timber sales.
- Phone
- 715-769-3777
- Website
- Visit website
- Ashland County Highway DepartmentMaintains and improves 180 lane miles of county trunk highway and maintains about 250 lane miles of state trunk highway in Ashland County. The county page has driveway and utility permit forms and a special hauling permit application.
- Phone
- (715) 274-3662
- Address
- 39181 State Hwy 13, Highbridge, WI 54846
- Website
- Visit website
- Ashland County SurveyorSurvey records and section corners.
- Phone
- 715-682-7003
- Website
- Visit website
- Ashland County GISMapping and GIS data.
- Phone
- (715) 685-2002
- brittany.goudos-weisbecker@ashlandcountywi.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Ashland County addressing and 911 numbersHow addresses and 911 numbers are assigned, and who to ask for one.
- Ashland County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Ashland County is at the Ashland Service Center, 411 Ellis Avenue, Suite A, Ashland, WI 54806. 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) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (715) 682-9117
- Address
- 411 Ellis Avenue, Suite A, Ashland, WI 54806
- Website
- Visit website
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About Ashland County
Ashland County covers 1,045 square miles of northwestern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Ashland. Wisconsin does the property work in the city, village or town: the municipal Assessor sets the value and the municipal Treasurer sends the bill. The county Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents.