Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wisconsin
Burlington Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
A recorded plat shows how land near Rochester was divided into lots.
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Trying to understand lot lines near Raymond? What you want is the Burlington plat map, because the recorded plat shows how the land was divided. Covered here for Burlington: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Getting started with the Burlington plat map
For a subdivision near Rochester, look for the plat book reference on the parcel record; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
Where the parcel data lives
Your first stop is the Racine County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every assessed parcel in the county, Union Grove included. Out toward Waterford, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. Around Waterford, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
How land is described here
Wisconsin is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Waterford reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Waterford vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Waterford for any title or survey request.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Waterford, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Union Grove with its ID keeps working without signal.
Replats and vacations
Lots near Waterford can be combined or reconfigured by a replat, so check for later filings; street vacations near Raymond show up in the records too.
Getting your bearings
Racine holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Rochester, Waterford, Union Grove, and Yorkville, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 196,613 people call Racine County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across some 333 square miles. Racine County was organized in 1836, and some chains of title near Waterford are long.
Where Burlington fits in
Burlington is part of Racine County, Wisconsin, so its parcels are on the county's map. If you're looking near Union Grove, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Acreage past the city limits toward Rochester generally falls under county rules instead.
How a plat differs from the tax map
The Racine County ArcGIS parcel map draws parcels for taxes, but the recorded plat is what the deed relies on.
Land outside a subdivision
Acreage around Union Grove outside a subdivision is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; look for a recorded survey for land near Rochester.
Lots, blocks and easements
Easements on the plat near Waterford stay with the land when it sells; read the notes on the sheet.
Requesting the plat
With a lot near Union Grove, many recorder offices offer an online index, while others require a visit or a request; small fees are common.
Next door to Racine County
Racine County borders Allegan County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, and Walworth County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Rochester can show up across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map as well. Out toward Union Grove, the Platbookmapper state page links each bordering county map for Wisconsin.
Where the recorded documents are
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for land near Waterford are filed with the Register of Deeds. Long-held tracts around Waterford can sit on many deeds, and a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Union Grove are handled by the county real property listing office, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Union Grove need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Before you lean on the lines
Listed acreage is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor can set the real corners on land around Union Grove. For a tract near Yorkville, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Burlington: common questions
What is a lot and block description near Union Grove?
Good question; it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Sturtevant; the deed names the subdivision.
Are old plats online for land near Union Grove?
In and around Yorkville, it varies; some offices have scanned older plats and some haven't; call before you visit.
What is a replat around Waterford?
Short answer: combining or splitting lots near Waterford usually needs a recorded plat change.
Who has recorded plats for land near Sturtevant?
In most cases, recorded plats near Union Grove are filed with the Register of Deeds.
What's the tax parcel number used for around Waterford?
It's the number the county real property listing office uses to track a tract near Union Grove; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Racine County, WI 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.