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Find easements on your property

Free easement search by address. 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 run the address straight through our easement lookup and read the recorded strips the county publishes over that lot.

Easement lookup by address

Skip the directory: type an address and we read the county's own easement and right-of-way maps for that lot, then show every recorded strip. Type, width in feet, area, and the office that published it. Free, no account needed to search.

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.

Free lookup. No account or search credit required.

What you’ll learn

Exactly what a plain-English audit returns once you pick a property.

Plain-English easement list

Every recorded easement and exception rewritten in everyday language, with who holds it and what it allows.

Aerial site plan with lot lines

An aerial photo of the lot with parcel boundaries and mapped easement corridors drawn on top.

Buildable-area impact in feet

Corridor widths, setbacks, and the usable area left over. All measured in feet and square feet.

Risk flags and next steps

What could block a fence, pool, addition, or driveway, and which office to call about it.

Source citations

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.

Saved lookups

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Look up a property above and choose “Save this lookup” to keep its county sources and your current filters here for next time.

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.

  1. 01

    County recorder / clerk

    Recorded easements, covenants, and rights-of-way are filed here. Search by parcel, legal description, or owner name.

  2. 02

    County GIS parcel viewer

    Most counties publish an interactive map with parcel boundaries, platted easements, and utility corridor alignments.

  3. 03

    Utility district maps

    Power, water, sewer, and telecom providers maintain their own easement maps. Call the district serving the property.

  4. 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
51
County record hubs
98
Statewide & federal sources
26
Counties with geometry
50%
Median reliability
82/100

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.

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  • Counties with geometry
  • Records only (no geometry)
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Free GIS Endpoints
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REST/ArcGIS APIs
Paywall/Subscription
7 source(s)

County Record Hubs

Jump straight to recorder search, GIS viewers, and machine-readable endpoints for each indexed county.

County hubs

0 county hubs

No county hubs match your filters.

Clear the search text, state, county, or geometry filter to see every indexed county. Or send us the link to a county we have not covered yet.

Statewide & federal sources

Broader datasets that cover multiple counties or the entire country.

REST/ArcGIS API
CO
Colorado Public Parcels

Colorado State Land Board / DOLA

Parcel Boundary

Statewide parcel service with quarterly updates. Strong coverage for frontage and boundary checks.

Open source
Paywall/Subscription
National
County Recorder / Clerk of Courts Deed Search

Local County Recorder

Recorded EasementDeedPlatROW Document

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 source
REST/ArcGIS API
National
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Flood HazardRegulatory Floodplain

Authoritative flood zone polygons and FIRM panels for the United States. Best for SFHA checks; rural panels may be older or generalized.

Open source
REST/ArcGIS API
National
HUD Qualified Opportunity Zones

U.S. Department of Treasury / CDFI Fund

Opportunity ZoneEconomic Development

Census tract boundaries designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. Tracts are fixed by legislation and do not change annually.

Open source
REST/ArcGIS API
National
OpenStreetMap Overpass Infrastructure

OpenStreetMap Contributors

Power LinePipelineRailRoad ROW

Community-mapped utility centerlines and rights-of-way. Coverage is excellent near populated areas but sparse or unverified in remote regions.

Open source
REST/ArcGIS API
National
USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO)

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soil SurveyHydrologic Soil Group

SSURGO map-unit data for soil classification, drainage class, and hydrologic group. Updated on county schedules; not a site-specific soil investigation.

Open source
REST/ArcGIS API
National
USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP / EPQS)

U.S. Geological Survey

Ground ElevationTopography

Point elevation queries from the National Elevation Dataset. Resolution varies from 1/3 arc-second to 1-meter in lidar-covered areas.

Open source

Coverage by state

County hub counts, geometry availability, and verification age for every indexed state.

StateCounty hubsStatewide sourcesGeometryMedian reliabilityOldest verification
Alabama (AL)100%78/10011d ago
Alaska (AK)10100%82/10011d ago
Arizona (AZ)2150%88/10065d ago
Arkansas (AR)10100%82/10011d ago
California (CA)8225%80/10016d ago
Colorado (CO)11100%84/10016d ago
Connecticut (CT)10100%82/10011d ago
Delaware (DE)110%78/10011d ago
District of Columbia (DC)10100%82/10011d ago
Florida (FL)11255%84/10016d ago
Georgia (GA)3067%84/10016d ago
Hawaii (HI)10100%84/10016d ago
Idaho (ID)10100%84/10016d ago
Illinois (IL)2250%89/10016d ago
Indiana (IN)110%78/10011d ago
Iowa (IA)100%78/10011d ago
Kansas (KS)10100%84/10016d ago
Kentucky (KY)100%78/10011d ago
Louisiana (LA)10100%84/10016d ago
Maine (ME)10100%82/10011d ago
Maryland (MD)3033%78/10011d ago
Massachusetts (MA)100%78/10011d ago
Michigan (MI)4050%79/10080d ago
Minnesota (MN)2150%86/10016d ago
Mississippi (MS)100%78/10011d ago
Missouri (MO)200%78/10011d ago
Montana (MT)100%78/10011d ago
Nebraska (NE)10100%82/10011d ago
Nevada (NV)20100%90/10067d ago
New Hampshire (NH)100%78/10011d ago
New Jersey (NJ)100%78/10011d ago
New Mexico (NM)100%78/10011d ago
New York (NY)3133%84/10016d ago
North Carolina (NC)220%83/10016d ago
North Dakota (ND)10100%94/10066d ago
Ohio (OH)3133%84/10016d ago
Oklahoma (OK)100%78/10011d ago
Oregon (OR)100%78/10011d ago
Pennsylvania (PA)20100%84/10016d ago
Rhode Island (RI)100%78/10011d ago
South Carolina (SC)10100%97/10064d ago
South Dakota (SD)100%78/10011d ago
Tennessee (TN)200%78/10011d ago
Texas (TX)8250%84/10070d ago
Utah (UT)11100%82/10011d ago
Vermont (VT)100%78/10011d ago
Virginia (VA)31100%86/10016d ago
Washington (WA)31100%84/10016d ago
West Virginia (WV)10100%82/10011d ago
Wisconsin (WI)10100%84/10016d ago
Wyoming (WY)10100%82/10011d ago
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