Blog · October 14, 2026 · Massachusetts
Doing a Beverly Property Search
Property records for land near Danvers are a few clicks away.
Main page: Essex County, MA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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For any property near Peabody, a quick Beverly property search lists owner, value and acreage. In this Beverly guide: which viewer to use, how to read owner names, and how to confirm with the deed.
Running a Beverly property search step by step
Use the MassGIS Interactive Property Map for a Beverly property search; search by address, owner name or parcel ID.
Getting to the right map
Go first to the MassGIS Interactive Property Map; it maps each assessed parcel in the county, Peabody included. On ground around Marblehead, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. If you're looking near Peabody, write down the parcel ID from that panel; each clerk in the county asks for it first.
Beverly, MA: the basics
Beverly is part of Essex County, Massachusetts, which means parcel data comes from the county. In and around Salem, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Acreage past the city limits out by Essex usually follows county rules, not municipal ones.
Values and taxes
Many records show assessed value and taxes for land near Marblehead; questions about value go to the town assessor.
How land is described here
Older tracts around Danvers commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around Marblehead are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Salem when you talk to a surveyor.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Essex, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Marblehead and its lines keeps working without signal.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Swampscott sit with the Registry of Deeds. Older tracts around Marblehead can sit on many deeds, so a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Looking around the parcel
Click the parcels around the one near Danvers for context on nearby owners and uses; it helps with access and boundary questions.
Reading the owner field
When a business holds title near Essex, the state registry names who receives mail for it. "Estate of" on a record near Swampscott usually means title hasn't passed yet after a death, so the personal representative is the contact.
Deeds behind the record
Bring the document number shown for the parcel near Marblehead so the lookup is fast; hire a title company before money changes hands.
Essex County in a few facts
Salem serves as the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Marblehead, Danvers, and Peabody, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 810,089 people live in Essex County (Census estimate, 2023) across some 493 square miles. Essex County was formed in 1643, and some chains of title near Marblehead are long. Features like National Park Service make handy reference points on the map near Peabody.
Next door to Essex County
Essex County touches Middlesex County, Suffolk County, Hillsborough County, NH, and Rockingham County, NH; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Peabody that runs to the line may be split in two county records, so check the neighboring map too. For a tract near Essex, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map across Massachusetts.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Peabody go to the town assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Marblehead need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
A word on accuracy
The acreage figure is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real corners on land around Swampscott. Around Salem, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Reaching an owner
A short letter to the mailing address on the record works better than knocking unannounced for land near Danvers.
Beverly: common questions
Why is a deceased person listed as owner near Danvers?
For land near Danvers, it usually means title hasn't passed yet after the owner's death; be patient with responses.
Is a Beverly property search free?
Good question; owner names near Peabody are public record; people-search sites aren't needed.
Is the parcel record proof of ownership in Beverly?
On ground around Swampscott, the recorded deed is the proof, not the parcel record; the viewer is just an index.
Why does the record show the previous owner in Beverly?
Out toward Marblehead, records update on the assessor's schedule.
What's the tax parcel number used for around Essex?
It's the number the town assessor uses to track a tract near Danvers; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Essex County, MA parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.