How to Read a Plat Map
PARCEL NUMBER:
Always in a small circle (occasionally an oval).BOOK & PAGE CIRCLE:
Indicates the map page (number below the map line) adjoins our map and in some cases the adjoining Assessor’s Book (number above the line).LOT NUMBER:
Never circled – shows the subdivision lot number of the property.PAGE NUMBER:
Of the Assessor’s Book, Page and Picture Corner #1. This is the full 3–digit number (coinciding with column one in the changes box), in an oval.ACREAGE FIGURES:
A decimal number wtih “AC” following.DISTANCE & BEARING:
Date on borders of the map.LOWER RIGHT:
Brief legal description of properties shown.NORTH ARROW:
Will not always be pointing “up”.ASSESSOR’S BOOK NUMBER & FIRST 2 DIGITS OF PAGE NUMBER:
Located in the upper right corner next to arrow.CHANGES BOX:
Provides the history of the map page.
- BLK: Full, 3–digit page number area of the map.
- OLD: The old (now changed) parcel number.
- NEW: The new (changed) parcel number.
- YR: Assessed tax year the change took place.
- CUT: Refers to the Assessor’s file for document number, re: the change.
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