Stearns County, Minnesota
countyStearns County — hub for local data and maps.
Coverage: County publisher; individual layer coverage varies. County GIS resources; individual layer extents not checked.
- Publisher
- Stearns County
- Platform
- ArcGIS Hub
- Last checked
- 2026-11-08 (ET)
The staples
Always visible. Absence is scoped to the inspected publications; “not established” is not absence.
| Layer / official page | Format | Updated | Licence / use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcels / ownershipStearns county parcel polygons; direct parcels ZIP listed October15,2026. Public service existence does not make paid Beacon/CAMA subscriptions equivalent to free extracts. | |||
| ✓Parcels (official page, opens in new tab) | Map Service | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| Zoning / overlay districtsCounty Zoning Districts ZIP listed October15,2026; no assumption that every incorporated city, especially St.Cloud, is under county zoning jurisdiction. Shoreland300ft for protected rivers/streams and1,000ft for protected lakes (January2021 listings), plus recorded TDR/Other/Filter restriction polygons. Restriction records have document/grantor/grantee/status fields; not automatically every municipal regulatory overlay. | |||
| ✓Zoning Districts (official page, opens in new tab) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Publisher terms / disclaimer; check official page |
| ✓Shoreland Overlay 300 Feet (official page, opens in new tab) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Publisher terms / disclaimer; check official page |
| ✓Shoreland Overlay 1,000 Feet (official page, opens in new tab) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Publisher terms / disclaimer; check official page |
| ✓Restrictions TDR (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| ✓Restrictions Other (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| ✓Restrictions Filter (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| Address pointsAddress Points hidden in public Property Viewer general layers; county service, no rooftop positioning/completeness claim supplied. | |||
| ✓Address Points (official page, opens in new tab) | Feature Service | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| Building footprintsNot published by the county in the inspected scope | No qualifying buildings product found after explicit search of this county doorway and linked official publications. | ||
| Municipal / county boundaryCounty roads plus city/township MCD boundary downloads listed October15,2026; property map includes roads, municipalities and townships. Not an independent St.Cloud city portal. | |||
| ✓City & Township Boundaries (MCD) (official page, opens in new tab) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Publisher terms / disclaimer; check official page |
| ✓Municipalities (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| ✓Townships (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| Streets / centerlinesCounty roads plus city/township MCD boundary downloads listed October15,2026; property map includes roads, municipalities and townships. Not an independent St.Cloud city portal. | |||
| ✓Road Centerlines (official page, opens in new tab) | Feature Service | Not recorded | Publisher terms / disclaimer; check official page |
| ✓Roads (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
Also published by this county
Selected inventoried holdings, not an exhaustive catalog. Publisher pages remain authoritative.
Site and development
| Layer / official page | Format | Updated | Licence / use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local floodplainFloodway Line and FEMA floodplains labeled effective February12,2012, within county Floodplain app; source date not implied current regulatory completeness. | |||
| ✓Floodway Line (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| ✓FEMA Floodplains Effective Feb 12 2012 (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
| ✓Floodplain (official page, opens in new tab) | Web Mapping Application | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
Operations and access
| Layer / official page | Format | Updated | Licence / use |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrailsSnowmobile Trails nested in county public Property Viewer. This is specific seasonal trail coverage, not an all-season county recreational network. | |||
| ✓Snowmobile Trails (official page, opens in new tab) | ArcGIS service layer | Not recorded | Terms not specified; check publisher |
Inventory scope
County GIS resources; individual layer extents not checked.
Catalog group alone has8 entries; explicit homepage adds public-property, parks, childcare, rentals, sales, tax-forfeit, commissioner, Adopt-a-Highway, imagery-download and login/subscription app links. Official primary union16, plus7 named ZIP product listings.
October15,2026 roads/parcels/MCD/zoning files; January2021 stockpile suitability and300/1000ft shoreland files. Stockpile product is short-term suitability under Minnesota Rule7020. All URLs recorded, ZIPs not opened.
Spring2024 six-inch imagery advertised as9 mosaic download zones, each under4GB; nine file contents/availability not tested. Also public basemap/2006 LiDAR contours, spot heights/breaklines, environmental/public-land/solar/fire/school/ditch layers.
Property Viewer general service exposes hidden address points, snowmobile trails and recorded TDR/other/filter restrictions. No footprints/sidewalks/crashes/GTFS/311 records verified. Property Viewer explicitly includes permitting information, but building-permit record type/export remains uncertain.
Free of charge and without need for a license agreement is explicit hub text; as-is disclaimer remains and this is not a standardized blanket redistribution licence.
FindGiS links to official pages. It does not host these local files. Blank update dates mean the source did not establish a dataset update date, not that the data are current.