Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wisconsin
Using the Racine GIS Map
Most property questions near Sturtevant start with a parcel lookup.
Main page: Racine County, WI GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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For a parcel in or near Racine, the Racine GIS map shows the outline, the owner of record and a parcel ID. Covered here for Racine: where that map lives, the fastest ways to search, and the limits worth knowing.
Opening the Racine GIS map: start here
In most places the county maintains the parcel layer, and for this city that means the for land near Raymond.Racine County ArcGIS parcel map.
The free map to start with
Go first to the Racine County ArcGIS parcel map; it maps each tax parcel around Mount Pleasant and North Bay. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along US Route 45 until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want. On ground around Caledonia, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
A quick look at the area
Racine serves as the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Elmwood Park, North Bay, Mount Pleasant, and Wind Point, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 196,613 people call Racine County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on about 333 square miles. Racine County was organized in 1836, and some chains of title near Sturtevant are long.
City limits and county records
Racine sits in Racine County, Wisconsin, so its parcels are on the county's map. Racine is also the county seat, so deeds and plats are filed in town. Out toward Wind Point, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, while the county keeps the tax map. Acreage past the town limits out by Sturtevant generally follows county rules rather than the town's.
Browser tips
If the viewer stalls on a phone near Wind Point, switch browsers or turn off pop-up blockers; the Platbookmapper county page tracks the current link.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed from the Register of Deeds; the parcel map near Elmwood Park only summarizes it. Older tracts near North Bay may go back through many deeds, so a title company can sort it out if money is changing hands.
Search tips
By address works best for lots in Racine; for owner searches, try last name first. For property near Wind Point, searching by parcel number never misses, and it's printed on tax bills.
Legal descriptions in Wisconsin
Wisconsin uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near North Bay is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Wind Point vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Wind Point for any title or survey request.
Next door to Racine County
Racine County borders Allegan County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, and Walworth County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Sturtevant can be split in two county records, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. In and around Elmwood Park, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map across Wisconsin.
Saving what you find
Save a screenshot of the lot near Elmwood Park and its record panel, which helps later when you ask the assessor or a title company.
Beyond the parcel lines
Switch to the aerial basemap over Racine helps you see where buildings sit inside the lines.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near North Bay, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Caledonia is a good backup.
Limits of the parcel data
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not surveyed, so a fence near Elmwood Park often sits a few yards off the line on screen. For land near Elmwood Park, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Who handles what
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Elmwood Park looks off belong with the county real property listing office, which maintains the tax roll. Questions about what you can build around Sturtevant need the planning or permitting office, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Owner, value and acreage
Recent sales on nearby lots around Wind Point are a useful starting point; an appraiser is the real authority.
Quick answers
How current is the parcel data around Caledonia?
Updates come in batches.
Is there a separate city GIS for Racine?
Check the Racine website or ask city hall, while parcel data usually comes from the county.
What layers does the parcel viewer have around Wind Point?
For a tract near North Bay, many viewers offer aerial imagery plus layers like city limits, zoning or flood zones.
Are parcel lines on the map exact for land near Sturtevant?
Good question; the map near Caledonia isn't a survey.
Does the parcel map work on a phone for land near Wind Point?
The map near Mount Pleasant usually works on a phone; screenshots help offline.
Open the official Racine County, WI 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.