A subdivision is a group of residental parcels intentional created together by a land developer. These areas may or may not have an Home Owners Association (HOA) governing them.

This data layer contains polygon features representing the approximate size and location of parcels located within Prince William County, Virginia. It was created to provide basic information regarding property location and boundaries, and is used as a graphical representation of legally recorded deed and plat documents for properties. Users should be aware that this data does not represent legal property boundary descriptions, nor is it suitable for boundary determination of individual parcels.

The layer was derived from a variety of source maps including: mylar county parcel maps, plats of surveys, deed descriptions, subdivision maps, and highway right-of-way plats. These source materials were of several different scales and were from dates ranging from the early 1900's to the present. The source of each parcel is described in the Source attribute field.

Parcel ownership information included in this layer is provided by the Office of Real Estate Assessments from their Real Estate Assessments database. This includes all real properties except public service properties (public roads, operating railroads, interstate pipelines, and public utilities), is assessed annually by the Real Estate Assessments Office, This information is provided nightly and joined to the GIS parcel boundaries by the GPIN.

This data layer contains polygon features representing the approximate size and location of parcels owned by the State of Virginia located within Prince William County, Virginia. It was created to provide basic information regarding property location and boundaries, and is used as a graphical representation of legally recorded deed and plat documents for properties. Parcel ownership and recordation information is not included in this layer but can be purchased seperately from the Office of Real Estate Assessments. Users should be aware that this data does not represent legal property boundary descriptions, nor is it suitable for boundary determination of individual parcels. Any depiction of physical improvements, property lines or boundaries is for general information only and shall not be used for the design modification or construction of improvements to real property or for flood plain determination.

The layer was derived from a variety of source maps including: mylar county parcel maps, plats of surveys, deed descriptions, subdivision maps, and highway right-of-way plats. These source materials were of several different scales and were from dates ranging from the early 1900's to the present.

This data layer contains polygon features representing the approximate size and location of parcels owned by the county located within Prince William County, Virginia. It was created to provide basic information regarding property location and boundaries, and is used as a graphical representation of legally recorded deed and plat documents for properties. Parcel ownership and recordation information is not included in this layer but can be purchased seperately from the Office of Real Estate Assessments. Users should be aware that this data does not represent legal property boundary descriptions, nor is it suitable for boundary determination of individual parcels. Any depiction of physical improvements, property lines or boundaries is for general information only and shall not be used for the design modification or construction of improvements to real property or for flood plain determination.

The layer was derived from a variety of source maps including: mylar county parcel maps, plats of surveys, deed descriptions, subdivision maps, and highway right-of-way plats. These source materials were of several different scales and were from dates ranging from the early 1900's to the present.

The (Current) Land Use layer was initially constructed for a Chesapeake Bay watershed study to indicate the current land use as specified by the study at that time. This layer is now updated quarterly to show new current land use changes.US-NON-REC Non-Recreational Federal LandsVA-NON-REC Non-Recreational State LandsOS Open Space - Undeveloped or Vacant LandWATER Open WaterPP Power PlantQUARRY QuarryRAIL RailroadREC Recreational Lands – County OwnedUS-REC Recreational Lands – Federal OwnedVA-REC Recreational Lands – State OwnedRH Residential - High Density - Lots less than 6,000 sq ftRL Residential - Low Density - Lots between 1 ac and 20 acRM Residential - Medium Density - Lots between 6,000 sq ft and 1 acRX Residential - Very Low Density - Lots greater than 20 acSCH SchoolSCH-P School - PrivateUT UtilityVA-ROW VDOT Right-of-wayThe "MUN" field indicates lands that are other than Prince William County properties.The "USECODE" and "TYPE" fields indicate the assignment of use by Real Estate Assessments data.The "RURAL" field indicates whether the parcel is in the rural area or not.The "NOT_PWC" field indicates as "YES", any parcel or part of that is not within Prince William County proper. i.e - Town of Haymarket, Town of Occoquan, etc. would be identified by "YES".