Blog · October 14, 2026 · Montana
Billings Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
A recorded plat shows how land near Broadview was divided into lots.
Main page: Yellowstone County, MT GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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When a listing near Broadview mentions a lot number, look up the Billings plat map it refers to. What this Billings guide covers: where plats are filed, plat versus tax map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Who keeps the Billings plat map
Recorded plats sit with the County Clerk and Recorder, with a book and page or instrument number.
Where the parcel data lives
Property in and around Broadview appear on the Yellowstone County parcel viewer, which opens without registering. Out toward Broadview, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For property near Broadview, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
Where Billings fits in
Billings sits in Yellowstone County, Montana, so its parcels are on the county's map. Billings is also the county seat, handy when you need recorded documents. Out toward Broadview, the municipality handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities inside its limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Lots just outside the town limits near Broadview often answers to county rules, not municipal ones.
How land is described here
Montana is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Broadview cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Broadview can be irregular. Keep the legal description for land near Broadview when you talk to a surveyor.
Two different maps
The tax map on the Yellowstone County parcel viewer is a summary, whereas the plat carries surveyed dimensions.
Details on the Billings plat map
Easements on the plat near Laurel limit where you can build or fence; check the plat notes and any covenants.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for land near Broadview sit with the County Clerk and Recorder. Long-held tracts near Broadview may sit on several deeds, and a title company can sort it out if money is changing hands.
A quick look at the area
Billings is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Other places on the map include Laurel and Broadview. Around 170,843 people live in Yellowstone County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over some 2,633 square miles. Yellowstone County was organized in 1883, and some chains of title near Broadview are long. Landmarks such as Pompeys Pillar National Monument help you orient on the aerial around Broadview.
When a plat changes
An amended plat may change lots around Laurel, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations near Broadview show up in the records too.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Yellowstone County meets Big Horn County, Carbon County, Golden Valley County, Musselshell County, and Rosebud County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Broadview may show up in two county records, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. Our state page links every bordering county map across Montana.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Broadview, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Broadview helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around Broadview are with the County Clerk and Recorder, usually searchable by name or document number. Questions about what you can build around Broadview are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Requesting the plat
If you're looking near Broadview, some counties put plat images online, while others require a visit or a request; small fees are common.
Limits of the parcel data
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so the edge of a yard near Broadview may sit several feet off the line on screen. For a home near Laurel, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Metes and bounds instead
Acreage around Broadview outside a subdivision may have no plat at all; look for a recorded survey for land there.
Quick answers
What do the dashed lines on a plat mean in Billings?
Building on an easement near Broadview is generally restricted, so check before you build.
Is a plat map a survey around Broadview?
For a tract near Laurel, GIS parcels are tax drawings, and the recorded plat is the legal document; trust the plat when they differ.
How do I split a lot around Broadview?
It depends, but lot splits in Billings go through the planning office.
Where can I find the Billings plat map?
Copies come from the County Clerk and Recorder, often through an online index; small copy fees are common.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer around Broadview?
Most viewers have a print or export tool, and it's worth keeping the parcel ID visible for land near Laurel.
Open the official Yellowstone County, MT 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.