Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Andrews County Plat Book in Texas
What an Andrews County plat book is, where to locate one around Florey, and the free map that covers the gaps.
Main page: Andrews County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Andrews County facts and neighboring maps).
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Old copies of the Andrews County plat book turn up at auctions and in kitchen drawers around Frankel City, and new ones are harder to track down. Here's what a plat book is, where to look for one in Andrews County, and the free official map that stays current between editions.
What's inside a county plat book
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, shows each township in Andrews County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and rough acreage. Deeds and recorded plats, not the atlas, still govern land near McKinney Acres in the county.
Step one: the free Andrews County viewer
Andrews County publishes its parcels on the Andrews CAD interactive map, which runs on a BIS Consulting map viewer, free to use for a lot in Frankel City or a tract close to McKinney Acres. Rural accounts near McKinney Acres list an abstract in the legal description; copy it with the county property ID. Our Andrews County, TX page keeps the official link and the maps next door to McKinney Acres in one place.
Finding a printed Andrews County plat book
Try the library in Florey or a local historical society for older Andrews County editions; libraries sometimes keep past atlases for reference. Collectors and genealogists prize old Andrews County atlases because they show farm names and owners near McKinney Acres long before online maps.
Atlas details and limits
Many atlases add rural residence listings and road maps, handy on back roads near McKinney Acres. Owner names in an older Andrews County edition may be decades out of date, so confirm on the county map before contacting anyone near McKinney Acres. Genealogists in Texas frequently pair an old Andrews County atlas with deed records to follow a farm through the generations.
Editions, deeds and printouts
Names in an older Andrews County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near McKinney Acres. Saving PDFs of the county map around McKinney Acres gives you an offline reference when the signal drops.
What drives land use around Andrews
County Business Patterns counted 433 business establishments in Andrews County for 2022, led by mining, quarrying and oil and gas, retail trade, and other services. Support activities for mining and drilling and oil and gas extraction make up an above-average share of Andrews County businesses, a clue to how land around McKinney Acres gets used.
From Andrews to the back roads
Courthouse business for Andrews County runs through Andrews. Smaller places such as McKinney Acres, Florey, and Frankel City appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 1,501 square miles of land and about 18,664 residents (2023 estimate) make up Andrews County. Outside McKinney Acres, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Tracts that cross the Andrews County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Lea County, NM, Ector County, and Gaines County as well. Every map bordering Andrews County is listed on our Texas directory.
Andrews County land records
Deeds and plats behind the Andrews County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Andrews County website names which office that is. Like every Texas county, Andrews County has its own appraisal district; it values property for all the local taxing units, while each unit sets its own rate. Easements and access rights near Frankel City live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Current owners without a printed book
Between editions, use the Andrews CAD interactive map; it shows owners, acreage and parcel IDs for land near Frankel City at no cost. Print a screenshot of the tracts around Florey if you want a paper copy in the truck.
Andrews County, TX: common questions
Should I use the Andrews County, Texas parcel map instead of a plat book?
For current owners near Florey, yes; the Andrews CAD interactive map updates as deeds are processed.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in McKinney Acres?
No; a lot in McKinney Acres answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is only a guide.
Does an Andrews County plat book show property lines?
Only roughly; an Andrews County plat book is a reference, so a survey decides the real line.
Where can I locate old plat books for Andrews County, Texas?
Check the library in McKinney Acres, local historical groups and estate sales for older Andrews County editions.
Is there a current plat book for Andrews County, Texas?
Editions come and go; ask at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in McKinney Acres.
Open the official Andrews County, TX parcel map Andrews County 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.