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.
Saved lookups
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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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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.
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 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 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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