Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nebraska
The Burt County Plat Book and the online parcel map
In and around Arizona, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Burt County, NE GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Burt County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, useful for farms near Tekamah. In this Burt County guide: how the atlas is organized, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current.
Tracking down a Burt County plat book
Near Decatur, a plat book is a privately published atlas, that map ownership across the countryside, page by page across the county.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Burt County gWorks map; it includes every tax parcel around Arizona and Lyons. When a rural tract has no street number, zoom in from Craig and click the parcel itself. On ground around Oakland, the record panel usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
How land is described here
Nebraska is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Bertha 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 Arizona can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Oakland when you talk to a surveyor.
Editions and availability
Older editions near Oakland turn up in libraries and historical societies, which helps when tracing a farm's history.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Craig are filed with the Register of Deeds. With a lot near Tekamah, long-held tracts in the county may sit on a long string of deeds, so a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
What the map can't tell you
Out toward Bertha, the acreage figure is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor sets the real corners on the ground. Near Craig, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Who handles what
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Tekamah belong with the County Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Building or septic questions for a lot near Bertha are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Getting your bearings
Tekamah serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Lyons, Oakland, Craig, and Decatur, each with its own cluster of lots. About 6,727 people call Burt County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across some 492 square miles. Burt County was organized in 1854, which matters when you trace an old farm's title.
Common uses
Buyers and seed dealers around Bertha rely on them to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Using the parcel viewer instead
The Burt County gWorks map is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
Not the same thing
Out toward Tekamah, 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.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near Lyons township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Land on the county line
Burt County borders Harrison County, IA, Monona County, IA, Cuming County, Dodge County, and Thurston County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Ground near Bertha that runs to the line may be split across two assessors' files, so check the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. Near Oakland, our state page links every bordering county map across Nebraska.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Craig, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Oakland helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Quick answers
Who sells plat books near Lyons?
If the land is near Oakland, editions come and go; online parcel maps fill the gaps.
Is a plat book legal proof near Tekamah?
For a parcel near Arizona, a plat book is a privately published atlas; use a surveyor for lines.
Are old plat books online for land near Arizona?
For a home near Craig, some older atlases have been digitized.
How accurate are plat book acreages near Arizona?
In and around Lyons, the deed and a survey decide.
Can I download parcel lines near Tekamah?
If the land is near Lyons, most viewers have a print or export tool; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Burt 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.