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Jefferson County

Jefferson County covers 556 square miles of southeastern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Jefferson.

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PublicGIS maps 45,169 parcels for Jefferson County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.

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  • Interactive GIS and parcel map for Jefferson County. Search a property to see its parcel lines and the other map layers.

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  • Wisconsin GIS data downloadsProperty lines · Aerial imagery · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers

    Download Wisconsin'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.
    • Wisconsin Geological and Natural History SurveyWisconsin 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.
  • Jefferson County Register of DeedsProperty records · Plats

    Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.

    Staci Hoffman, Register of Deeds
    Phone
    920-674-7235
    Email
    registerofdeeds@jeffersoncountywi.gov
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  • Wisconsin'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.

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  • Download or request the map layers, such as parcels, roads and aerial imagery.

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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.
  • Jefferson 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.

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    Jefferson County Planning and Zoning
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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.

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  • Wisconsin's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.

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  • 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.

  • 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).
  • Jefferson County Surveyor and survey recordsSurveys and section corners

    Survey records and section corner information. Start here to find the corners a surveyor would use.

    Office
    Jefferson County Surveyor
    Phone
    920-674-7147
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    • Wisconsin section corners and tie sheetsStatewide map of PLSS section corners and survey control. Click a corner to see its record and, for most counties, a link to the county's corner tie sheet.
    • 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.
  • Jefferson County Highway DepartmentRoads

    Maintains county roads in Jefferson County; the county page has highway construction projects, applications and permits, and road safety information.

    Phone
    (920) 674-7265
    Address
    1425 Wisconsin Drive, Jefferson, WI 53549
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    • Wisconsin Department of TransportationState highways in Wisconsin: 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.

  • Wisconsin's Great Lakes shore: bluff erosion, shoreline structures, coastal grants and the rules for building near Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.

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  • U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information

    Type 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.

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    • 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.

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Jefferson County offices

  • Jefferson County Environmental ServicesCounty environmental health services. Call to confirm who issues septic permits here.
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  • Jefferson County GISMapping and GIS data.
    Phone
    (920) 674-7254
    Email
    tracys@jeffersoncountywi.gov
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  • Jefferson County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Jefferson County is at the Jefferson Service Center, 134 W Rockwell St, Jefferson, WI 53549. 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
    (920) 674-2020
    Address
    134 W Rockwell St, Jefferson, WI 53549
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About Jefferson County

Jefferson County covers 556 square miles of southeastern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Jefferson. 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.

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