Bayfield County
Bayfield County covers 1,478 square miles of northwestern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Washburn.
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Bayfield County official website
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PublicGIS maps 35,043 parcels for Bayfield County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Bayfield County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property records · Property owner · Aerial imagery
Bayfield County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and 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.
- 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.
- Bayfield County property tax search and paymentProperty taxes
Look up a property's tax bill and amount due, and see the ways you can pay.
- Bayfield 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.
- 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.
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Order a plat book for $35 and receive aerial photos with latitude/longitude grid, 50-foot contour lines, section corners and survey records.
- Bayfield County septic systemsSeptic systems
Rules and permits for onsite septic systems, including new systems, repairs and inspections.
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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.
- Bayfield County building and land use permitsBuilding permits
Which permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
- Wisconsin GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads
Download Wisconsin's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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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.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- 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).
Bayfield County offices
- Bayfield County ClerkOfficial records, meetings and licences.Lynn Divine, County Clerk
- Phone
- 715-373-6100
- lynn.divine@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
- Address
- 117 E 5th Street P.O. Box 878 Washburn, WI 54891
- Website
- Visit website
- Bayfield County TreasurerProperty tax billing and collection.Jenna Galligan, County Treasurer
- Phone
- 715-373-6131
- jenna.galligan@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
- Address
- 117 E 5th Street P.O. Box 397 Washburn, WI 54891
- Website
- Visit website
- One phone line for 3 offices
- Phone
- 715-373-6156
- Bayfield County GISMapping and GIS data.
- scott.galetka@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
- Address
- 117 E 5th Street P.O. Box 878 Washburn, WI 54891
- Website
- Visit website
- Bayfield County Register of DeedsRecords deeds and other land documents.
- Address
- 117 E 5th Street P.O. Box 878 Washburn, WI 54891
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- Visit website
- Bayfield County SurveyorSurvey records and section corners.
- Website
- Visit website
- One phone line for 2 offices
- Phone
- 715-373-6138
- Bayfield County Building and PermitsBuilding permits and inspections.
- Address
- 117 E Main Street, Washburn WI 54891
- Website
- Bayfield County building and land use permits, listed above
- Bayfield County Planning and ZoningZoning, land use, development review, and sanitary permits for private onsite wastewater (septic) systems.
- Bayfield County Environmental ServicesCounty environmental health services. Call to confirm who issues septic permits here.
- Phone
- 715-373-6109
- Address
- 117 E 6th Street P.O. Box 403 Washburn, WI 54891
- Website
- Visit website
- Bayfield County Forestry & Parks DepartmentRuns the Bayfield County Forest, which is public land. Ask here about county forest maps, access and use rules, and timber sales.
- Phone
- 715-373-6114
- Website
- Visit website
- Bayfield County tax sale and delinquent taxesProperty taken or sold for unpaid taxes, and how to bid or redeem.
- Bayfield County Highway DepartmentProvides safe and efficient roads for Bayfield County; the county page offers a driveway permit form and a single trip (oversize load) permit application.
- Phone
- (715) 373-6115
- Address
- 311 S 1st Avenue E, Washburn, WI 54891
- Website
- Visit website
- Bayfield County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Bayfield 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 Bayfield County
Bayfield County covers 1,478 square miles of northwestern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Washburn. 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.