Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nebraska
Using a Boone County Plat Book today
On ground around Loretto, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Boone County, NE GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Boone County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, and it's handy for land around Closter. In this Boone County guide: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
Getting started with the Boone County plat book
For property near Albion, a plat book is a privately published atlas, showing rural owners and tract lines, usually township by township.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Boone County gWorks map; it includes every tax parcel from Closter to Primrose. Around Primrose, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a parcel near Cedar Rapids, the record panel typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Getting your bearings
Albion is the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find St. Edward, Cedar Rapids, Petersburg, and Primrose, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 5,310 people live in this county (Census estimate, 2023) across about 687 square miles for land near Albion. The county dates to 1871, which matters when you trace an old farm's title, at least around Cedar Rapids.
Where to look for one
Older editions near Petersburg turn up in libraries and historical societies, which helps when tracing a farm's history.
Why people still buy them
Buyers and seed dealers around St. Edward rely on them for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Akron looks off go to the County Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Akron need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
A word on accuracy
For a tract near Petersburg, listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor can set the real boundary on the ground. For land near Cedar Rapids, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
For property near Primrose, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the Register of Deeds. Inherited tracts near St. Edward can sit on several deeds, so a title company can sort it out before a purchase.
How land is described here
Nebraska uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Primrose is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Petersburg can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Primrose when you talk to a surveyor.
Between editions
The Boone County gWorks map is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
Printing your own
Print parcel views near Albion township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Atlas or legal document
Out toward Closter, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the Register of Deeds is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Boone County touches Antelope County, Greeley County, Madison County, Nance County, and Platte County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near St. Edward may be split across two assessors' files, so check the neighboring map as well. For acreage around Primrose, our state page lists each neighboring county map across Nebraska.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near St. Edward, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Albion is a good backup.
Frequently asked
How accurate are plat book acreages for land near Albion?
Out toward St. Edward, the deed and a survey decide; they're good for orientation.
Should I use the county gWorks map instead near Akron?
For most people, the Boone County gWorks map is free and updated more often.
How do I research old landowners for land near Petersburg?
For a home near St. Edward, some older atlases have been digitized; availability varies.
Is there a current Boone County plat book?
Editions come and go.
Does the parcel map work on a phone near Primrose?
For land near St. Edward, most viewers run in a mobile browser, though rural signal can drop.
Is a plat book legal proof for land near Primrose?
In and around St. Edward, a plat book is a privately published atlas; check the deed.
Open the official Boone County, NE 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.