Survey Information Files Online
A comprehensive and statewide database of historic survey records is available for a fee to the public. These online records include data from government agencies, private surveyors, companies and railroads.
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Government Agencies
- Federal General Land Office and Bureau of Land Management: Field notes and plats for the township, mineral, Homestead Entry Survey, Donation Land Claim, Indian reservations, allotment, and military reservation surveys. This file contains the official and duplicate notes and plats, the triplicate plats and the tract books.
- State: Department of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, University of Washington, the old Department of Conservation, Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- Local: King County Aerial Survey, Tacoma Hydroelectric Project, various county plats, unrecorded plats of King County.
- Other: United States Geological Survey, Washington State Reclamation Service, National Geodetic Survey, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Washington or federal archives, International Boundary Commission, US Navy field books.
Private Historic Surveyors and Companies
- Jesse Allen
- Orland L. Anderson
- Charles McKay Anderson
- John Baima
- Al Bell
- Black Diamond Historical Museum
- D. Bosworth
- Phillip Botch
- Henry Brooks
- Vic Carlson
- Grant Chandler
- Phillip Chapman
- Duffy, Lawver & Kumpf
- Malcolm Edwards
- Jack Eller
- Ruskin Fisher
- Henry Gile
- M.E. Halvorsen
- J.L. Henderson
- Edward Hobson
- Gary Holmvig
- John Hoskins
- Mason County Logging Co.
- Mayr Brothers Logging Co.
- Murray-McCormik
- Blaine McGillicudy
- Robert McKiddy
- Gilbert McMaster
- James McPherson
- John Meehan
- Ray Muller
- Newell, Gossett & Walsh
- L.A. Nicholson
- Ken Oyler
- Palmer Coking Coal Co.
- W.G. Peebles
- Pope & Talbot Indexes
- Robert Powell
- George Raper
- T.A. Rixon
- George Robertson
- Ruskin Fisher
- Scott Paper Co.
- Roy Storey
- J.D. Swift
- Guy Wheeler
- Whitacre Engineering
Railroads
- Milwaukee RR R/W plats and field books
- R/W plats for all of the active and some of the inactive railroads in Washington
- The NPRR Land Examination field books
- The Everett and Monte Cristo RR
- The U.S. Navy RR-Shelton to Bangor
- SP&S Railway in Klickitat County