SurDocs, or Surveyor Document System, is the District's online land records management system. The Office of the Surveyor maintains the legal records of all land plats and subdivisions of private and District government property. The existing records cover more than two centuries.

SurDocs has more 10,000 electronic copies of original District land records stored and accessible for the public the search in two ways:

•  Quick Search for information about a specific lot.
• Advanced Search uses Book and Page references to access the Office of the Surveyor's records.

How to Search

1. Enter a number for the selected land type (square, parcel, reservation or appropriation) or book type (book allows searches in survey books, condo books, assessment and tax books, subdivision books, and/or county books. 
2. Select a lot or page. 

For more information, view the SurDocs User Manual.

View Land Records

Need a document printed? Visit the Office of the Surveyor at 1100 4th Street SW.

While this office no longer provides field survey services in the District, we do provide a list of Registered DC Land Surveyors.