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Milwaukee County has 241.5 square miles of land in Wisconsin. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Milwaukee County: Kettle Moraines, Lake Michigan Lacustrine Clay Plain.

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THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from above

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THE SETTINGKettle Moraines
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS19 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Milwaukee County on the map

THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Kettle Moraines setting.

Milwaukee County has 241.5 square miles of land in Wisconsin. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Milwaukee County: Kettle Moraines, Lake Michigan Lacustrine Clay Plain.

Glacial till plains support a transition between hardwood forest, oak savanna and prairie landscapes. Rolling farmland and woodland reflect this meeting of ecological regions in southeastern Wisconsin.

Regional context: Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Milwaukee County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Kettle Moraines92.5%
  2. Lake Michigan Lacustrine Clay Plain7.5%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 99.9% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Milwaukee County

The atlas lists 19 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Milwaukee County, including Milwaukee, Franklin, Oak Creek. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County by land and water

The Census records 948.1 square miles of water within Milwaukee County, or 79.7% of its total area. That share is close to Milwaukee County’s 79.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Milwaukee County has 50.6 times the land area of nearby Cudahy city (4.77 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Ozaukee County, Racine County, Washington County, Waukesha County within Wisconsin. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Milwaukee County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Milwaukee County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Milwaukee County. The county includes 19 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Kettle Moraines setting

Kettle Moraines belongs to Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains. Which portions of the tract are open till plain or wooded slope, and what existing drainage and access records are available?

03

Check the route, beyond Cudahy

Cudahy is 2.4 miles north of the Milwaukee County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Milwaukee County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON MILWAUKEE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 42.9126° N, 87.8623° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Milwaukee County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Milwaukee

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Milwaukee ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Milwaukee County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Kettle Moraines

Explore the agency mapping behind the Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Wisconsin landowner resources

Wisconsin Surface Water Data Viewer

DNR’s official interactive surface-water and related geographic mapping tool.

Wisconsin groundwater and well data

State resources for well-construction records and groundwater research.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Milwaukee County.

Cudahy lies about 2.4 miles north of Milwaukee County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Milwaukee County in context

NSEWCudahy · 2.4 miles1Oak Creek · 3 miles2St. Francis · 4.1 miles3Greendale · 7.3 miles4Franklin · 7.8 miles5Greenfield · 8 miles6OUTER RING: 8 MILES
  1. 1
    Cudahy2.4 mi · city
  2. 2
    Oak Creek3 mi · city
  3. 3
    St. Francis4.1 mi · city
  4. 4
    Greendale7.3 mi · village
  5. 5
    Franklin7.8 mi · city
  6. 6
    Greenfield8 mi · city
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Wisconsin; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
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Brown Deervillage
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Fox Pointvillage
Franklincity
Glendalecity
Greendalevillage
Greenfieldcity
Hales Cornersvillage
Milwaukeecity
Oak Creekcity
River Hillsvillage
Shorewoodvillage
South Milwaukeecity
St. Franciscity
Wauwatosacity
West Alliscity
West Milwaukeevillage
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Milwaukee County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Milwaukee County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Milwaukee County. Milwaukee County’s 241.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Kettle Moraines describe all of Milwaukee County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Kettle Moraines is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Cudahy as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.4 miles north of Milwaukee County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Milwaukee County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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