Blog · October 14, 2026 · New Jersey
Burlington County Plat Book: finding and using one
If the land is near US Route 130, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Burlington County, NJ GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Hunting for the latest Burlington County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, and it's handy for land around Randolph Township. In this Burlington County guide: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
Getting started with the Burlington County plat book
Small lots in US Route 130 or US Route 206 are usually too small to label, so the online map is better for those.
The free map to start with
Your first stop is the Burlington County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel from Randolph Township to US Route 206. For acreage around US Route 130, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. If you're looking near US Route 206, copy the parcel ID before closing the panel; each records desk in the county asks for it first.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Editions come and go depending on publishers, so ask at the courthouse, extension office or a local library near US Route 206.
Common uses
Buyers and seed dealers around US Route 206 rely on them for a big-picture view of who owns what.
How land is described here
Older tracts around US Route 130 are often described by metes and bounds, which trace the boundary call by call. Town lots near US Route 206 usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, making them easier to find. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near US Route 130 before you request a deed or survey.
Getting your bearings
You'll also find Randolph Township, US Route 130, and US Route 206, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 469,167 people call Burlington County home (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 799 square miles. The county was organized in 1694, and some chains of title near Randolph Township are long.
Next door to Burlington County
Burlington County touches Atlantic County, Camden County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, and Ocean County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by US Route 130 can show up across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map too. If the land is near US Route 206, our state page lists every bordering county map for New Jersey.
Using the parcel viewer instead
For current names, use the Burlington County ArcGIS parcel map, including rural land around US Route 130.
Getting answers from the right desk
Recorded documents for a parcel near Randolph Township sit in the index kept by the County Clerk (or county Register of Deeds), sometimes only in person. Questions about what you can build around US Route 206 are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Plat book vs. recorded plat
A plat book is not a recorded plat: recorded plats near Randolph Township are filed with the County Clerk (or county Register of Deeds), and the atlas is just a guide.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near US Route 206 township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Where the recorded documents are
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Randolph Township are filed with the County Clerk (or county Register of Deeds). If you're looking near US Route 206, have ready the document number listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near US Route 206, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near US Route 130 with its ID keeps working without signal.
Limits of the parcel data
For a parcel near US Route 206, listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on the ground. For acreage around US Route 206, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Frequently asked
Plat book or parcel viewer for land near US Route 130?
The viewer covers town lots near US Route 206 too; many people use both.
Are old plat books online for land near US Route 206?
Out toward US Route 130, some older atlases have been digitized.
Is a plat book legal proof near US Route 206?
On ground around US Route 206, a survey sets boundaries, not an atlas.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near US Route 206?
Closer to US Route 206, editions come and go.
Where do I ask about an assessment near US Route 130?
For land near US Route 130, assessment goes to the municipal tax assessor and deeds to the County Clerk (or county Register of Deeds).
Open the official Burlington County, NJ 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.