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Racine County

Racine County covers 333 square miles of southeastern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Racine.

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PublicGIS maps 81,823 parcels for Racine County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.

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  • Racine County parcel mapCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Parcel number

    Interactive county GIS map showing parcel boundaries and parcel numbers in Racine County.

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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 downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · 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 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 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.

  • 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).

  • Online search of recorded deeds and land documents for Racine County.

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  • Racine County Register of DeedsSurveys and section corners

    Records deeds, mortgages and other land documents for Racine County.

    Phone
    (262) 636-3208
    Address
    730 Wisconsin Avenue, Racine, WI 53403
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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.
    • Wisconsin licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Wisconsin Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Professional 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 608-266-2112.
  • Racine County Public Works and EngineeringRoads

    Plans, builds and maintains the county trunk highways in Racine County and maintains state highways; it also handles highway right-of-way and driveway access permits.

    Phone
    (262) 886-8440
    Address
    14200 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant, WI 53177
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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.

Racine County offices

  • Racine County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Racine County is at the Union Grove Service Center, 1012 Vine St, Union Grove, WI 53182. 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
    (262) 878-3353
    Address
    1012 Vine St, Union Grove, WI 53182
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About Racine County

Racine County covers 333 square miles of southeastern Wisconsin, with the county seat at Racine. 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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