Assessment Assistance

Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. NRCS has soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the nation’s counties. The site is updated and maintained online as the single authoritative source of soil survey information.

Fayette County Maps

Fayette County Conservation District keeps an archive of maps for use in environmental assessments.

Some maps available for viewing include:

  • Historical aerial photographs from 1937, 1952, 1980-81, and 1990

  • Individual soil descriptions

  • USGS topographical maps

  • FEMA flood insurance maps