An Assessor Office is responsible for appraising the taxable property in an area in order to calculate property taxes in James City County, Virginia. As part of this job, James City County Assessors maintain detailed county and local maps, including Geographic Information Science (GIS) data. These James City County GIS maps typically include property divisions, plots, buildings, property appraisal values, and property taxes. They may also include public property, parks, roads, place names, bodies of water, and other local geographical information, as well as flood zones, county zone lines, and school boundaries. These maps can be useful for a number of reasons, including buying and selling property. Assessors may provide online access to their James City County GIS data on their websites.
Williamsburg County Revenue Commission Williamsburg VA 401 Lafayette Street 23185 757-220-6185
A Soil and Water Conservation Office provides information on the conservation and management of natural resources in James City County, Virginia. They are also responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing policies to protect these natural resources. James City County Soil and Water Conservation Offices maintain GIS data in the form of maps to monitor soil and water, and these James City County maps can show ground and surface water, stormwater runoff, irrigation, erosion, flood zones, and sources of pollution. These maps can be important for buying, selling, or improving property, and they may be available through the Soil and Water Conservation Office website.
Colonial Soil and Water Conservation Williamsburg VA 3402 Acorn Street, 103 23188 757-645-4895
A Clerk Office maintains public records for a county or local government, including GIS data in the form of maps. These GIS maps provide detailed information such as property boundaries, roads, public property, parks, and in some cases, population and demographic information. GIS data can also show James City County property value assessments, property taxes, flood zones, zoning boundaries, and earthquake zones, as well as place names, bodies of water, and other geographic information. Clerks may also have historic GIS maps from the USGS or other organizations. James City County GIS data is often accessible through the Clerk Office website.
Williamsburg County Clerk Williamsburg VA 401 Lafayette Street 23185 757-220-6103