Blog · October 14, 2026 · Idaho
Butte County Land For Sale (Idaho)
How to locate and vet open land around Arco with the free Butte County parcel map before you make an offer.
Main page: Butte County, ID GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Butte County facts and neighboring maps).
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Listings show the pretty side of Butte County land for sale; the county records show access, acreage, owner and taxes for ground near Moore. This guide uses the official Butte County map and public records to vet a tract before you make an offer.
Below: finding vacant parcels on the Butte County map, checking access and acreage, flood and zoning questions, and the records to order near Moore before you buy.
How to use the Butte County land for sale
On the Butte County ArcGIS parcel map, turn on aerial imagery and look for properties around Moore with no buildings; the record typically shows a land-only value with no improvements. Recent sales on the county record give a loose feel for what land near Howe has changed hands for, although a sales price can include more than the dirt.
Opening the Butte County parcel viewer
The county's own public map is the Butte County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Moore and the rest of the county. Use the search box for an address in Moore or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a tract near Arco. Bookmark our Butte County page too; it tracks the official Idaho link if it moves and lists the maps around Moore.
Due diligence on Butte County land
Access first: confirm the Butte County parcel touches a public road, or that a recorded easement reaches it. Low ground near Howe warrants a flood check on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center before you fall for the view. Call the planning office for land near Howe what permits a homesite would need, before you make an offer.
Before you buy in Butte County
If an open tract near Butte City isn't on the market, the county record still gives you the owner's mailing address for a polite inquiry. A title company and a licensed surveyor finish what the county map starts on a tract near Howe.
Tracts that cross the Butte County line
Butte County borders Bingham County, Blaine County, Clark County, Custer County, and Jefferson County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Idaho page links each map neighboring Butte County.
From Arco to the back roads
Arco is the county seat, and Butte City and Moore are among the other towns on the county map. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Howe, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Butte County at about 2,758 residents in 2023 on roughly 2,236 square miles of land. Beyond the town lots in Moore, expect big rural parcels across the county. Butte County was organized in 1917, so deeds for older farms near Arco can run back a long way.
What the surrounding parcels tell you
The Butte County record shows assessed value and taxes, which help you budget the carrying cost of land near Howe. Click the parcels bordering land near Butte City; large neighboring holdings and recent splits both say something about the area.
What the map won't show
Mineral rights and timber rights near Moore can be sold separately from the surface in some places, so ask the title company what a county deed includes. Drive the roads to the parcel near Arco at different times of day; traffic, neighbors and noise do not show on the county map.
Butte County land records
For land near Moore, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Copy the parcel identifier and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Butte City.
Quick answers for Butte County
How do I locate vacant land in Butte County?
Scan the Butte County ArcGIS parcel map with aerial imagery on and click properties around Moore with no buildings and no improvement value.
Is the acreage on the Butte County parcel map exact?
No, it is an assessed figure; a boundary survey sets the acreage you pay for near Arco.
How do I check what land near Moore sold for?
Many county viewers show sales history on the parcel record; compare similar Butte County tracts and speak with a local appraiser for real value.
How do I contact the owner of land near Howe that isn't for sale?
Write to the mailing address on the Butte County parcel record with the parcel identifier and a short, polite inquiry.
How do I tell if land near Arco is landlocked?
Check road frontage on the county map, then look for an access easement in the deed; no frontage and no easement can mean no legal access near Arco.
Open the official Butte County, ID 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.