Blog · October 14, 2026 · New York
Cattaraugus County Plat Book, New York
What a Cattaraugus County plat book is, where to locate one around Ashford, and the free map that covers the gaps.
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People who grew up near Little Valley remember the Cattaraugus County plat book as the book that named every farm. We'll cover what's in one, where Cattaraugus County copies turn up, and how the county's free map fills the gaps.
What a Cattaraugus County plat book is
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, shows each township in Cattaraugus County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and approximate acreage. It's different from a recorded plat, which is the official survey drawing for a subdivision in Dayton filed with the county.
The county map you'll pair it with
The county's own public map is the Cattaraugus County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Conewango and the rest of the county. Click any Cattaraugus County parcel near Conewango to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are generally listed. For a backup route to the map covering Little Valley, our Cattaraugus County directory entry keeps the link current.
Current and older editions
Private publishers have printed plat books for many rural counties, but editions for Cattaraugus County come and go; check at the courthouse, the extension office or a farm supply store in Dayton. An old atlas can help trace when a tract near Little Valley split off from a larger farm.
Reading a Cattaraugus County atlas page
A typical atlas page for a township near Allegany shows sections, roads and streams, with each ownership block labeled. Owner names in an older Cattaraugus County edition may be decades out of date, so confirm on the county map before contacting anyone near Farmersville Station. Genealogists in New York often pair an old Cattaraugus County atlas with deed records to follow a farm through the generations.
Old atlases and family history in Cattaraugus County
Names in an older Cattaraugus County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near Farmersville Station. Some buyers print the county parcel map at township scale to carry on back roads near Conewango.
What drives land use around Little Valley
County Business Patterns counted 1,518 business establishments in Cattaraugus County for 2022, led by retail trade, accommodation and food services, and other services. Compared with national shares, Cattaraugus County leans toward mining (except oil and gas) and oil and gas extraction, which shapes demand for land near Coldspring.
Towns and land across Cattaraugus County
Town lots cluster around Little Valley, the county seat, and Allegany, Ashford, Carrollton, and Coldspring. Smaller places such as Bedford Corners, Farmersville Station, and Jimerson Town appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Cattaraugus County had an estimated 75,600 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 1,308 square miles. The Cattaraugus County map mixes subdivision lots near Coldspring with farm and wooded tracts farther out. Landforms such as the Allegany Plateau shape where roads and homesites fall in the county.
Neighboring maps around Cattaraugus County
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Allegany County, Chautauqua County, Erie County, Wyoming County, and McKean County, PA all border it. Our New York page links each map neighboring Cattaraugus County.
Current owners without a printed book
For current ownership, the free Cattaraugus County ArcGIS parcel map beats any printed book: owners update as deeds are processed, and you can click any tract near Dayton. Pair the county map with a road atlas for the back roads near Little Valley.
Cattaraugus County plat book questions
Does a Cattaraugus County plat book display property lines?
It shows approximate ownership blocks; for lines near Dayton, use recorded plats and surveys.
Are older plat books for Cattaraugus County, New York online?
Some libraries and historical societies keep older Cattaraugus County atlases; ask what's available near Allegany.
Is there a current plat book for Cattaraugus County, New York?
Editions come and go; check at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in Dayton.
What is the difference between a plat book and a plat in Cattaraugus County?
No; a lot in Dayton answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is a reference, nothing more.
Should I use the Cattaraugus County, New York parcel map instead of a plat book?
The Cattaraugus County map is more current, while an atlas is handy offline near Farmersville Station.
Open the official Cattaraugus County, NY parcel map Cattaraugus 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.