Blog · October 14, 2026 · West Virginia
Brooke County Plat Book in West Virginia
What a Brooke County plat book is, where to track down one around Weirton, and the free map that covers the gaps.
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People who grew up near Weirton remember the Brooke County plat book as the book that named every farm. We'll cover what's in one, where Brooke County copies turn up, and how the county's free map fills the gaps.
What's inside a county plat book
Private publishers compile plat books from county records, so a county edition is a snapshot of who owned land near Bethany the year it was printed. It's different from a recorded plat, which is the official survey drawing for a subdivision in Bethany filed with the county.
Step one: the free Brooke County viewer
The county's own public map is the Brooke County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Bethany and the rest of the county. Click any Brooke County parcel near Bethany to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are typically listed. If the official address for the Brooke County, WV map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Bethany and the rest of the county.
Towns and land across Brooke County
From Wellsburg, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Follansbee, Weirton, Bethany, and Beech Bottom. Smaller places such as Colliers, Hooverson Heights, and Arnold appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Brooke County at about 21,373 residents in 2023 on about 89 square miles of land. The Brooke County map mixes subdivision lots near Weirton with farm and wooded tracts farther out. With a founding date of 1797, Brooke County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Where Brooke County plat books turn up
Private publishers have printed plat books for many rural counties, but editions for Brooke County come and go; inquire at the courthouse, the extension office or a farm supply store in Bethany. Older editions are useful for family history around Wellsburg, showing who held a farm decades ago.
The free online alternative
The Brooke County ArcGIS parcel map works as a living Brooke County plat book, with owner names and parcel lines over aerial photos of Brooke County. Pair the county map with a road atlas for the back roads near Wellsburg.
What a plat book page shows near Beech Bottom
Plat book pages for Brooke County typically include an index of owners, so you can track down a family name near Follansbee without knowing the township. Small parcels and town lots in Beech Bottom are frequently too small to label on an atlas page, which is another reason the online map is better for them. If you use a plat book for hunting permission near Beech Bottom, recheck the titleholder on the county map first.
Making your own atlas of Brooke County
Farm families near Windsor Heights frequently keep successive editions of the Brooke County plat book, which together show how ownership shifted over decades. If you can't track down a printed edition, a screenshot of each township from the county map works as a decent homemade atlas for the area around Windsor Heights.
The Brooke County economy in brief
Brooke County's 2022 business count was 376 establishments, with other services, health care and social assistance, and retail trade the largest groups. Fabricated metal product manufacturing and amusement, gambling and recreation make up an above-average share of Brooke County businesses, a clue to how land around Windsor Heights gets used.
Deeds and plats behind the Brooke County map
For land near Wellsburg, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to request the document for a lot in Wellsburg.
Brooke County, WV: common questions
Can I buy a new plat book for Brooke County, West Virginia?
Editions come and go; inquire at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in Windsor Heights.
Are older plat books for Brooke County, West Virginia online?
Check the library in Windsor Heights, local historical groups and estate sales for older Brooke County editions.
Does a Brooke County plat book show property lines?
Only roughly; a Brooke County plat book is a reference, so a fresh survey decides the real line.
Is the Brooke County, West Virginia online map better than a plat book?
For current owners near Weirton, yes; the Brooke County ArcGIS parcel map updates as deeds are processed.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in Windsor Heights?
No; a lot in Windsor Heights answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is only a guide.
Open the official Brooke County, WV parcel map Brooke 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.