Blog · October 14, 2026 · West Virginia
Cabell County Plat Book, West Virginia: what to know
For property near Beverly Hills, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Cabell County, WV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Cabell County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, useful for farms near Pea Ridge. What this county guide covers: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current around Barboursville.
Getting started with the Cabell County plat book
If you're looking near Lesage, a plat book is a privately published atlas, with owner names on each tract, usually township by township.
Getting to the right map
Go first to the Cabell County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers every tax parcel from Lesage to Barboursville. With a lot near Lesage, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For a tract near Barboursville, copy the parcel ID before closing the panel; each records desk in the county will want it.
Finding a printed edition
Older editions near Beverly Hills turn up in libraries and historical societies, useful for family or title research.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Huntington, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Culloden with its ID keeps working without signal.
Where the recorded documents are
For land near Barboursville, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the County Clerk. For land near Culloden, use the document number from the tax record and the lookup takes minutes.
Limits of the parcel data
For land near Pea Ridge, acreage on the record is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor sets the real corners on the ground. For a parcel near Barboursville, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Salt Rock go to the County Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Culloden go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
The free online alternative
Between printed editions, the Cabell County ArcGIS parcel map shows current owners, including rural land around Pea Ridge.
Why people still buy them
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Barboursville use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Cabell County borders Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Lincoln County, Mason County, and Putnam County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Huntington may be split across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map too. For acreage around Beverly Hills, our state page lists each neighboring county map for West Virginia.
Making your own township pages
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Pea Ridge to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Two kinds of plat
Closer to Salt Rock, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the County Clerk is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Sections, lots and bearings
Older tracts around Beverly Hills are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Town lots near Lesage 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 Pea Ridge for any title or survey request.
Cabell County in a few facts
Huntington serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Milton, Barboursville, Culloden, and Lesage. About 92,082 people live in the county (Census estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 281 square miles, especially near Beverly Hills. The county dates to 1809, and some chains of title near Barboursville are long.
Quick answers
How do I research old landowners near Pea Ridge?
For property near Salt Rock, libraries and historical societies hold older editions; call ahead.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Beverly Hills?
Usually, editions come and go.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat near Culloden?
For a home near Salt Rock, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Clerk, and plat books are references.
Should I use the Cabell County ArcGIS parcel map instead?
For most people, the Cabell County ArcGIS parcel map is free and updated more often; many people use both.
What's the tax parcel number used for for land near Beverly Hills?
It's the number the County Assessor uses to track a tract near Beverly Hills; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Cabell County, WV 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.