Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wyoming
The Albany County Plat Book and the online parcel map
For a home near Rock River, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Albany County, WY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Albany County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, and it's handy for land around Medicine Bow National Forest. Covered here for the county: how the atlas is organized, where to look for printed copies, and how the county viewer fills the gaps around Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge.
Tracking down an Albany County plat book
For a parcel near Woods Landing-Jelm, plat books are commercial atlases, showing rural owners and tract lines, usually township by township.
The viewer Albany County publishes
Property in and around Barrett can be looked up on the Albany County parcel viewer, which opens without registering. For a parcel near Rock River, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For property near Medicine Bow National Forest, save the parcel ID while you have it open; every office in the county will want it.
Limits of the parcel data
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not measured on the ground, so a fence near Laramie can sit some distance off the line on screen. For acreage around Woods Landing-Jelm, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
The paper trail behind a parcel
For anything that matters, pull the recorded deed through the County Clerk; the parcel map near Fox Park only summarizes it. For property near Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, have ready the instrument number listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
Legal descriptions in Wyoming
Wyoming follows the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Woods Landing-Jelm is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge vary in size. Keep the legal description for land near Medicine Bow National Forest for any title or survey request.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Editions come and go depending on publishers, check with local offices and farm stores near Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near Fox Park township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
The county touches Jackson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Carbon County, Converse County, and Laramie County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge can be split across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. For a home near Woods Landing-Jelm, our state page lists every neighboring county map for Wyoming.
The free online alternative
Between printed editions, the Albany County parcel viewer shows current owners, including rural land around Rock River.
Not the same thing
For a tract near Centennial, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the County Clerk is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Barrett, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Woods Landing-Jelm is a good backup.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge come from the County Clerk, sometimes only in person. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Centennial go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
Getting your bearings
Laramie serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Rock River, Centennial, Fox Park, and Woods Landing-Jelm, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 38,257 people live in Albany County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on roughly 4,274 square miles. Albany County was organized in 1868, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Landmarks such as Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial.
Who uses plat books
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Woods Landing-Jelm use plat books to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Questions about the Albany County plat book
Where can I find old plat books near Woods Landing-Jelm?
For a parcel near Fox Park, some older atlases have been digitized.
Why does the plat book differ from the deed around Medicine Bow National Forest?
In most cases, atlas drawings near Rock River are simplified; they're good for orientation.
Is a plat book legal proof around Medicine Bow National Forest?
For a home near Woods Landing-Jelm, a survey sets boundaries, not an atlas.
Should I use the Albany County parcel viewer instead?
Short answer: the viewer covers town lots near Barrett too; many people use both.
Where do I ask about an assessment near Woods Landing-Jelm?
Around Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, values are the County Assessor's job; recorded documents belong to the County Clerk.
Open the official Albany County, WY parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.