County Surveyor Records

Type of Surveys & Access

Map of Survey (MOS)
Map of Surveys are prepared by a Licensed Wisconsin Land Surveyor and are filed in the County Surveyor Office.

Certified Survey Map (CSM) - Information
CSMs are prepared by a Licensed Wisconsin Land Surveyor and are recorded (statute 236.34) in the County Register of Deeds Office.

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Search county survey records by Section, Town, or Range.

Index of recorded and non-recorded surveys and survey-related information.

Copies of all other non-recorded surveys may be obtained at the Land Information/Surveyor Office.
Copies of all other recorded surveys may be obtained at the Register of Deeds Office.

State Statutes
Chapter A-E 7 Minimum Standards for Property Surveys	59.45 County surveyor; duties, deputies, fees.

PLSS Corners
Tie Sheets
		Search for Polk County Tie Sheets using the Polk County WGXtreme Interactive Map. Click on the Dept Maps Tab and Change the Map view to Surveyor. Learn how to Search Developed by Applied Data Consultants
Survey Control Finder
Use this, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office, application as a central point of access for locating Wisconsin control data (federal, state, and various counties.) Features include multiple search options, links to available tie-sheets, and download options.

Original Government Field Notes and Plat Maps

From the State of Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands Website. click HERE

Records Filed in the Surveyor Office

Highway Right-of-Way Maps
Historical Town Maps and Property Ownership - Work Project Administration (W.P.A.) Books 1930's
Map of Survey (MOS)
PLSS Tie Sheet Record Books
Railroad Right-of-way Maps
Town Road Records

Surveyor Field Notes
1856-1869 Survey Records (Volume A) 1869-1882 Survey Records (Volume B) 1869-1883 Survey Records for Highways (Volume C) 1877-1886 Worthy Prentice (Volume D) 1887-1894 S.M. DeGolier & S.W. Jones 1900 Henry Tuttle (Town of McKinley, Remonumentation) 1900 (Re-survey of Balsam Lake Islands) 1901-1916 WM H. McCourt 1908 (Town of Georgetown)	1923-1944 Christian P.A. Jenssen 1947-1856 Richard Andrews 1960's-1970's Herbert Johnson 1960's Holm & Simonet 1977-1982 Ronald F. Johnson 1983-1996 Ronald Hoffman Grubb & Caneday (Volume A, B, C, & D) Raymond W. Buggert Various Years - Miscellaneous Records

Contacts
County Surveyor Steve Geiger (715) 485-9260		Land Information Technician Tracy Klatt (715) 485-9203

Office Hours M-F, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM		Department of Land Information Polk County Government Center 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 130 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 [directions]