This data set contains a variety of easements that are captured from recorded subdivision plats and easement plats. Once a document has been recorded then the GIS office receives that document and creates any features that are shown on the recorded document. This layer contains the easement type by category and the name of the easement as stated on the plat. For newer easements there is also the deed book and deed page. This is used to perform research on the original document in the Courts system.

This layer does not contain all easements. There are many easements before the GIS office started capturing all easements that did not get into the layer because they were not on the original mylars where this data was captured from. Also, in 2016 the GIS Division stopped capturing stormwater easements into this layer as there is different layer that contains the stormwater related easements.

Contact: Fairfax County GIS Division

Data Accessibility: Publicly available

Update frequency: Daily

Last Revision date: 1/1/2000

Creation date: 1/1/2000

Feature Dataset Name: GISMGR.ENCUMBRANCES

Layer name: GISMGR.EASEMENTS