Blog · October 13, 2026 · California
Parcel Map of Butte County, California
A practical guide to the Butte County parcel map: the official link, towns and land across the county, property lines, and where deeds are recorded.
Main page: Butte County, CA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Butte County facts and neighboring maps).
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If you're pricing land, checking a fence line or tracking down an owner for hunting permission, start with the Butte County parcel map. The official parcel map for Butte County, California is free and opens without a login.
We'll start with the official link, then cover Gridley and the other towns, land types, property lines and records.
Towns, terrain and land across Butte County
Oroville is the county seat, and other towns on the map include Biggs, Chico, Gridley, and Paradise. About 207,172 people lived in Butte County in 2023, according to Census Bureau estimates, on roughly 1,636 square miles. You'll see dense subdivision lots around Biggs and a looser rural pattern in between. Public ground such as Butte Sink National Wildlife Refuge, Lassen National Forest, and Plumas National Forest appears as large unbroken blocks, and the private parcels around them draw hunters and recreation buyers.
The Butte County economy in brief
Butte County had 4,675 business establishments in 2022 (County Business Patterns), led by retail trade, health care and social assistance, and construction. Compared with the nation, the county has an unusually high share of businesses in agriculture and forestry support services. Timber is part of the land story around Paradise, so a wooded parcel's value can hinge on when it was last cut.
Where to find the official Butte County parcel map
The official map is the Butte County parcel viewer. Use the search box to find a Butte County parcel by owner name, address or parcel number, or zoom in and click a lot to open its record. We track the link on our Butte County directory page, so check there if it stops loading.
Acreage and vacant lot search
A practical way to find vacant parcels near Paradise:
- Zoom out over the countryside around Paradise with the aerial layer on, and look for parcels with no structures.
- Build a short list of open parcels around Paradise with owner names and acreage before you make any calls.
- Check that the tract touches a public road; a landlocked lot near Paradise can be hard to finance and build on.
- Size up price by comparing a few similar tracts around Paradise on the assessment records.
- For a tract near Chico, confirm zoning, septic suitability and flood status before you make an offer.
For a tract near Chico with no road frontage, see how to tell if land is landlocked.
Who uses the Butte County parcel map
The same map serves very different jobs around Biggs.
- Before an offer, buyers in Butte County pull the parcel to confirm the lot dimensions and look for anything odd, like a flag lot or a shared drive.
- Builders bidding a house on a lot in Gridley start with the parcel ID and legal description, since permit paperwork usually asks for both.
- First-time land buyers near Berry Creek use the map to find unbuilt tracts and contact owners directly.
Are the Butte County property lines accurate?
Parcel boundaries on the Butte County viewer are drawn to keep tax accounts straight, so small offsets from the true line are expected. Square-ish tracts around Biggs are no accident: California land was surveyed into sections, and deeds still describe land that way. Planning a fence or shed on a lot in Biggs? Have a California licensed surveyor mark the corners first.
Behind the map: land records in Butte County
Every line on the Butte County map traces back to a recorded deed or plat, and the county's recording office keeps those documents. The office title varies by state (register of deeds, recorder, county clerk or clerk of court), so check the Butte County government website for the right one. If the Butte County parcel record shows an instrument number, that number is the shortcut to the recorded deed.
Near the county line
Looking at land between Biggs and the Colusa County line? Remember that Colusa County, Glenn County, Plumas County, Sutter County, and Tehama County each keep separate parcel records. All of them are listed on our California page.
Quick answers
Does the Butte County, CA map show flood zones?
For a lot near Biggs, check the viewer's layer list first; FEMA's flood map service fills in if there's no flood layer.
Who records deeds in Butte County?
The Butte County recording office keeps deeds and plats; its official title differs from state to state, and the county website names it.
Do I need an account to use the Butte County GIS map?
Yes, viewing parcels around Biggs is free and needs no account; only copies of recorded documents cost money.
How do I look up a property owner in Butte County, CA?
Click the parcel. Butte County tax records show the owner of record and usually a mailing address, which may differ from the property address.
Where do property lines run on a Butte County, CA lot?
Pull up the tract on the Butte County map, copy its legal description, and compare it with the deed. Exact corners take a surveyor.
Where is the Butte County courthouse?
Butte County's county seat is Oroville.
Open the official Butte County, CA parcel map Butte 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.