Find easements on your property
Enter any US property address to see the county recorder, GIS viewer, and utility sources most likely to hold its easement and right-of-way records. Or browse the full state and county directory below.
Find the records for your property
Search by street address or by parcel number (APN) and we will point you to the county recorder, GIS viewer, and utility sources most likely to hold the easement and right-of-way records for that lot.
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What you’ll learn
Exactly what a plain-English audit returns once you pick a property.
Every recorded easement and exception rewritten in everyday language, with who holds it and what it allows.
An aerial photo of the lot with parcel boundaries and mapped easement corridors drawn on top.
Corridor widths, setbacks, and the usable area left over — all measured in feet and square feet.
What could block a fence, pool, addition, or driveway, and which office to call about it.
Direct links to the recorder documents, GIS layers, and public datasets behind each finding.
Likely findings
- Utility easements along the front and rear lot lines (power, water, sewer, or cable).
- Subdivision plat notes and blanket utility easements typical of this area.
- Plat notes and covenants that restrict building near an easement corridor.
Likely findings are typical patterns for this area, not a guarantee. The audit reports only what the records and public datasets actually show.
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How to find easements on any property
Public records are scattered across county offices, GIS departments, and utility districts. Follow these four steps to build a complete picture before you buy or build.
- 01
County recorder / clerk
Recorded easements, covenants, and rights-of-way are filed here. Search by parcel, legal description, or owner name.
- 02
County GIS parcel viewer
Most counties publish an interactive map with parcel boundaries, platted easements, and utility corridor alignments.
- 03
Utility district maps
Power, water, sewer, and telecom providers maintain their own easement maps. Call the district serving the property.
- 04
Title commitment / preliminary report
Schedule B lists exceptions that affect the property. This is the fastest way to see what a title company already found.
- States covered
- 19
- County record hubs
- 6
- Statewide & federal sources
- 26
- Counties with geometry
- 83%
- Median reliability
- 95/100
Coverage map
Hover or tab through the states to preview coverage. Selecting a state or county filters the directory below and is saved in the page URL, so the view survives a refresh and can be shared.
- Counties with geometry
- Records only (no geometry)
- Not indexed yet
County Record Hubs
Jump straight to recorder search, GIS viewers, and machine-readable endpoints for each indexed county.
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Statewide & federal sources
Broader datasets that cover multiple counties or the entire country.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Authoritative flood zone polygons and FIRM panels for the United States. Best for SFHA checks; rural panels may be older or generalized.
Open sourceU.S. Geological Survey
Point elevation queries from the National Elevation Dataset. Resolution varies from 1/3 arc-second to 1-meter in lidar-covered areas.
Open sourceNatural Resources Conservation Service
SSURGO map-unit data for soil classification, drainage class, and hydrologic group. Updated on county schedules; not a site-specific soil investigation.
Open sourceU.S. Department of Treasury / CDFI Fund
Census tract boundaries designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. Tracts are fixed by legislation and do not change annually.
Open sourceOpenStreetMap Contributors
Community-mapped utility centerlines and rights-of-way. Coverage is excellent near populated areas but sparse or unverified in remote regions.
Open sourceTexas Department of Transportation
State-maintained roadways, ROW parcels, and rail corridors. Counties maintain their own local roads, so this is strongest for state highways.
Open sourceTexas Natural Resources Information System
Statewide parcel aggregation from county tax rolls. Vintage varies by county; always verify against the county clerk's recorded plat.
Open sourceCalifornia Department of Transportation
State highway ROW and linear referencing data. Local streets and county roads are maintained by cities/counties separately.
Open sourceCalifornia Department of Technology / GeoPortal
Open parcel layer compiled from county assessors. Best for urban counties; rural counties may have gaps or older vintages.
Open sourceFlorida Department of Transportation
State road inventory and ROW features. Search by county or state road number; local roads are not included.
Open sourceFlorida Department of Revenue / FGDL
Statewide parcel mosaic from county property appraisers. FGDL membership may be required for some downloads; the REST service is generally public.
Open sourceNorth Carolina Department of Transportation
State-maintained road and rail ROW. Municipal streets are maintained locally; use county parcel layers for local road frontage.
Open sourceNC State University / NC OneMap
Statewide parcel service with county-level updates. Good geometry coverage; attribute richness varies by county.
Open sourceVirginia Geographic Information Network
Statewide parcel rest service maintained by VGIN. Useful for ROW width checks against tax-map frontage.
Open sourceNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Statewide tax parcel file refreshed annually. New York City parcels are maintained separately by NYC OpenData.
Open sourceCook County Assessor
Cook County · FIPS 17031
Web map for Cook County parcels and assessment records. Illinois has no statewide parcel service; each county maintains its own.
Open sourceDuPage County GIS
DuPage County · FIPS 17043
ArcGIS REST parcel polygons for DuPage County. Attribute fields include PIN, address, and assessed values.
Open sourceColorado State Land Board / DOLA
Statewide parcel service with quarterly updates. Strong coverage for frontage and boundary checks.
Open sourceMinnesota Geospatial Commons / MNGEO
Open parcel mosaic compiled from county assessors. Good attribute standardization across counties.
Open sourceWashington State Department of Natural Resources
Statewide parcel layer maintained by DNR. Useful for utility and telecom ROW planning across western Washington.
Open sourceIndiana Geographic Information Council
Statewide parcel boundaries from IGIC. Updated on a multi-year cycle; verify recent subdivisions locally.
Open sourceOhio Geographically Referenced Information Program
OGRIP statewide parcel service. County participation varies; some counties publish richer attributes than others.
Open sourceArizona State Land Department / AZGeo
AZGeo parcel cache covering most Arizona counties. Helpful for solar and telecom site screening.
Open sourceUtah Automated Geographic Reference Center
Regularly updated parcel mosaic from county recorders. Excellent for drone and green-energy siting work.
Open sourceDelaware FirstMap
Statewide parcel service from FirstMap. Small state with consistent coverage across all three counties.
Open sourceLocal County Recorder
Most counties offer paid document search portals for recorded easements, plats, and covenants. Pricing and coverage vary; some offer free guest access with limited pages.
Open sourceCoverage by state
County hub counts, geometry availability, and verification age for every indexed state.
| State | County hubs | Statewide sources | Geometry | Median reliability | Oldest verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona (AZ) | 1 | 1 | 100% | 98/100 | 6d ago |
| California (CA) | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Colorado (CO) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Delaware (DE) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Florida (FL) | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Illinois (IL) | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Indiana (IN) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Michigan (MI) | 1 | 0 | 0% | 61/100 | 21d ago |
| Minnesota (MN) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nevada (NV) | 1 | 0 | 100% | 96/100 | 8d ago |
| New York (NY) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| North Carolina (NC) | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| North Dakota (ND) | 1 | 0 | 100% | 94/100 | 7d ago |
| Ohio (OH) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina (SC) | 1 | 0 | 100% | 97/100 | 5d ago |
| Texas (TX) | 1 | 2 | 100% | 88/100 | 11d ago |
| Utah (UT) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Virginia (VA) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Washington (WA) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
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