Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Billings County Plat Book in North Dakota
Township atlases, old editions and current owners in Billings County, starting near North Billings.
Main page: Billings County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Billings County facts and neighboring maps).
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The printed Billings County plat book and the online parcel map answer the same question, who owns the land near South Billings, in different ways. We'll cover what's in one, where Billings County copies turn up, and how the county's free map fills the gaps.
What's inside a county plat book
Think of the Billings County plat book as a bound, printed version of ownership: township pages, owner names on each tract, and road maps for places like North Billings. Deeds and recorded plats, not the atlas, still govern land near South Billings in the county.
Step one: the free Billings County viewer
The county's own public map is the Billings County parcel viewer, and it opens without an account for parcels in Medora and the rest of the county. Use the search box for an address in Medora or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a property near North Billings. If the official address for the Billings County, ND map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Medora and the rest of the county.
Where Billings County plat books turn up
Try the library in South Billings or a local historical society for older Billings County editions; libraries sometimes keep past atlases for reference. Older editions are useful for family history around North Billings, showing who held a farm decades ago.
Reading a Billings County atlas page
A typical atlas page for a township near Medora shows sections, roads and streams, with each ownership block labeled. Owner names in an older Billings County edition may be decades out of date, so confirm on the county map before contacting anyone near South Billings. For a land purchase near South Billings, rely on the county parcel record and a title search, not an atlas.
Editions, deeds and printouts
Comparing two Billings County editions side by side shows when a farm near South Billings was split or sold. Some buyers print the county parcel map at township scale to carry on back roads near South Billings.
Work and land use in Billings County
Billings County's 2022 business count was 59 establishments, with accommodation and food services, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Billings County leans toward truck transportation, which shapes demand for land near North Billings.
Billings County at a glance
Medora is the seat of Billings County and the hub for its land records. Smaller places such as North Billings, South Billings, and Fairfield appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 1,148 square miles of land and about 1,034 residents (2023 estimate) make up Billings County. Outside Medora, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Billings County was organized in 1879, so deeds for older farms near North Billings can run back a long way.
Tracts that cross the Billings County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Dunn County, Golden Valley County, McKenzie County, Slope County, and Stark County all border it. Our North Dakota page links each map neighboring Billings County.
Using the Billings County map as a modern plat book
The Billings County parcel viewer works as a living Billings County plat book, with owner names and parcel lines over aerial photos of Billings County. Phone signal can be thin near South Billings, so save the parcel IDs you need before you head out.
Quick answers for Billings County
Is the Billings County, North Dakota online map better than a plat book?
The Billings County map is more current, while an atlas is handy offline near South Billings.
Can I use a plat book to locate lot lines near North Billings?
Only roughly; a Billings County plat book is a reference, so a boundary survey decides the real line.
Can I buy a new plat book for Billings County, North Dakota?
It depends on if a publisher has a county edition in print; local offices in North Billings generally know.
Are older plat books for Billings County, North Dakota online?
Check the library in North Billings, local historical groups and estate sales for older Billings County editions.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in North Billings?
No; a lot in North Billings answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is only a guide.
Open the official Billings County, ND parcel map Billings 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.