Blog · October 8, 2026 · West Virginia
Parcel Map of Boone County, West Virginia
A practical guide to the Boone County parcel map: the official link, towns and land across the county, property lines, and where deeds are recorded.
Main page: Boone County, WV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Boone County facts and neighboring maps).
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From the lots in Madison to the back roads near Greenview, the Boone County parcel map shows who owns what and roughly where the lines fall.
You'll find the viewer link, notes on Madison and the land around it, and short answers to common questions about property lines and land records.
How to use the Boone County parcel map
Open the statewide West Virginia Property Viewer and zoom toward Sylvester; Boone County's parcels are part of that layer. After selecting Boone County, click a parcel to see its district, map and parcel ID. Our Boone County, WV page keeps the current link if the official address changes.
Where Boone County deeds and plats are kept
The map near Sylvester is only as good as the deeds behind it, and those are kept in the county's recording office. Check the county government website to see which office records deeds for land near Greenview. For subdivision lots in Whitesville, the plat book and page on the record leads straight to the recorded plat.
Getting oriented in Boone County
The county seat is Madison; Danville, Sylvester, and Whitesville are among the other communities you can zoom to. Don't overlook unincorporated places like Comfort, Greenview, and Racine, where rural homesites often come up. The county was organized in 1847 and named for Daniel Boone, so some tracts carry a long chain of deeds. Census Bureau estimates show 20,576 residents in 2023 and around 502 square miles of land in the county. At that density most of the Boone County map is farm and wooded ground, with smaller lots clustered around Madison and along paved roads.
Who uses the Boone County parcel map
A lot of different people around Sylvester rely on this map. Small-farm and homestead buyers looking around Greenview compare tract sizes and shapes on the map before calling a listing agent. Anyone hunting for a buildable lot near Madison can spot unbuilt parcels on the aerial layer and look up who owns them. Contractors working in Boone County use the map to find lot dimensions and neighboring owners before they stake a foundation or schedule a survey.
Acreage and vacant lot search
Five steps for vacant land in Boone County:
- Zoom out over the countryside around Danville with the aerial layer on, and look for parcels with no structures.
- For the open ground around Whitesville, copy the owner, acreage and mailing address into a simple spreadsheet.
- Check that the tract touches a public road; a landlocked lot near Danville can be hard to finance and build on.
- Assessed values lag the market, but comparing tracts near Greenview still shows which ones the county rates higher.
- Check the flood layer and ask about septic and permits; open land in Boone County isn't automatically buildable.
For a tract near Whitesville with no road frontage, see how to tell if land is landlocked.
Are the Boone County property lines accurate?
A lot line on the Boone County parcel map near Madison is a drawing based on deeds, not a measurement taken on site. In Boone County, a rural deed may describe a line running to a creek, a stone or a neighbor's corner, which is why the map lines wander. If a neighbor's fence near Danville and the map disagree, neither one is proof. A survey is.
Data limits to keep in mind
A lot in Madison that sold last month may still show the previous owner on the map. The acreage on a Madison record is what the tax roll uses, and a survey can come out different.
Quick answers
How do I look up a property owner in Boone County?
Every parcel in the Boone County viewer shows an owner of record. Rural tracts near Greenview can be found by panning and clicking.
How accurate is the Boone County GIS acreage?
Tax acreage for a lot in Danville and the deeded acreage come from different sources, so they can disagree; a survey settles it.
Why can't I find a recent sale on the Boone County map?
The Boone County parcel data updates ownership after deeds are recorded and processed, so recent sales take time to appear.
How do I find property lines in Boone County, West Virginia?
For a lot in Danville, start with the parcel map, then get the recorded plat; a surveyor sets the exact corners.
Open the official Boone County, WV parcel map Boone 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.