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County Engineer & Surveyor


Scott M. Schmidt, PE, RLS

Plats of Survey Available On-Line

Searchable Database (PLSS, Tax key #, Address)
Map Application (Plat Finder)

Benchmarks

Index of Benchmarks
Map Application (Plat Finder - Yellow Triangles)

Field Notes

Original U.S. Gov. Field Notes (Board of Commissioners of Public Lands Website)
Index of Field Books by Local Surveyors (Capelle, Weis, and B&H Surveying)

Highway Registry

Town Orders (Blue Books)

As County Surveyor, Mr. Schmidt is responsible for the perpetuation of all Public Land Survey System monuments within Washington County, as well as the preparation of dossier sheets for each monument. Contact Scott if you find any damaged/covered/ missing monument or reference benchmark or if you might damage/cover/work near a monument. The following is a listing of locations, links, and available data that may be utilized by a land surveyor performing work in Washington County:

Washington County Engineer/Surveyor
Scott M. Schmidt, PE, RLS
Washington County Public Agency Center (PAC)
333 East Washington St, Suite 2300
P.O. Box 2003
West Bend, WI 53095-2003
Phone: 262-335-6881
Fax: 262-335-4171
Email: scott.schmidt@co.washington.wi.us

Digital Data Locations:

Washington County GIS Division
Eric Damkot, GIS Manager
Washington County Public Agency Center (PAC)
333 East Washington Street, Suite 2300
West Bend, WI 53095
262-335-4445

Aerial Photography, Topographic/Planimetric Mapping, Road Centerlines/Address Points, Parcel Maps, Hydrography and Shoreland/Floodplain/Wetland Zoning

Digital GIS or CAD Data
On-line Mapping

Note: Plats of survey are also available through the on-line application by indentifying a parcel and clicking on the 'survey' button.

Washington County Register of Deeds
Sharon Martin, Register of Deeds
Washington County Courthouse
432 East Washington Street, Room 2084
West Bend, WI 53095
262-335-4318

(LandShark) - Recorded Documents (1945 to present), Certified Survey Maps, Subdivision Plats, Condo Plats, Highway Orders, Transportation Project Plats

All of the above information is also available in hard copy format at the Register of Deeds Office, as well as Historic Plat Books.

Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC)
Don Simon, RLS
W239 N1812 Rockwood Drive
P.O. Box 1607
Waukesha, WI 53187-1607
262-547-6721

On-line Dossiers and Control Survey Summary Diagrams

Washington County Real Property Lister
Brian Braithwaite, Real Property Lister
Washington County Courthouse
432 East Washington Street, Room 2040
West Bend, WI 53095
262-335-4370

File Plats of Survey (on-line version), hard copy of Dossiers, Control Survey Summary Diagrams, Cadastral Maps (on-line pdf version), Tax Key Index, County-wide Benchmarks, Railroad Right of Way Plats. Surveys to be filed can be sent either to Mr. Braithwaite or Mr. Schmidt.

Washington County Clerk
Brenda J. Jaszewski, County Clerk
Washington County Courthouse
432 East Washington Street, Room 2027
West Bend, WI 53095
262-335-4301

Relocation Orders, State/County/Local Road Plans 03-28-13 (pdf)

Washington County Highway Department
Tom Wondra, Highway Commissioner
Vehicle Maintenance Storage Facility
900 Lang Street
West Bend, WI 53090
262-335-5025

Highway Plans (pdf), Right of Way Plats, State and County Roads

Washington County Land Use Division
Phil Gaudet, Land Resource Manager
Washington County Public Agency Center (PAC)
333 East Washington Street, Suite 2300
West Bend, WI 53095
262-335-4445

Shoreland Zoning, Wetland, Floodplain Mapping