Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Centre County Hunting Map: scouting with parcel and public-land maps
Good scouting near Millheim starts with knowing whose ground you're on.
Main page: Centre County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Millheim? The Centre County hunting map is really two maps: public areas from Pennsylvania Game Commission and private lines from the county. What this Centre County guide covers: where public hunting land is mapped, using the parcel viewer for boundaries, and how to ask for permission.
Building your Centre County hunting map
In and around Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Game Commission publishes the public-land maps, with rules that vary by area.
The free map to start with
Begin with the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer; it maps each assessed parcel around Bellefonte and Aaronsburg. If you only know roughly where the land is, follow US Route 322 on the aerial until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, and that holds around Baileyville too. With a lot near Centre Hall, the record panel typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
Closer to Philipsburg, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the Recorder of Deeds. Long-held tracts near Casanova may go back through several deeds, and a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
Getting your bearings
Bellefonte is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include Ferguson Township, Centre Hall, Howard, and Milesburg. Roughly 157,795 people call Centre County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on about 1,109 square miles. Centre County was organized in 1800, and some chains of title near Milesburg are long. Landmarks such as Bald Eagle State Park help you orient on the aerial.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Millheim, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Baileyville and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Sections, lots and bearings
Tracts outside towns near Baileyville are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Platted lots around Aaronsburg refer to a recorded plat, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near Philipsburg before you request a deed or survey.
Safety and courtesy
Respect livestock and crops around Casanova, and carry the owner's contact info; owners remember good guests.
Offices that can help
For assessment questions about property around Howard belong with the county assessment office, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Ferguson Township need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
What the map can't tell you
On ground around Black Moshannon State Park, the acreage figure is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on the ground. For acreage around Centre Hall, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Neighboring parcel maps
Centre County borders Blair County, Clearfield County, Clinton County, Huntingdon County, and Mifflin County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Centre Hall that runs to the line can show up across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map too. Out toward Baileyville, our state page links every neighboring county map across Pennsylvania.
Private land and parcel lines
Private boundaries come from the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer, with owner names for tracts near Millheim.
Reading terrain
Switch to aerial imagery near Millheim, travel corridors and edges stand out; match each spot to its parcel.
Finding a landowner
With a lot near Blanchard, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and put any agreement in writing if the owner prefers.
Before you go
Check Pennsylvania Game Commission for seasons and licensing, and know your state's trespass rules wherever you hunt near Black Moshannon State Park.
Frequently asked
How do I get a landowner's contact info near Baileyville?
Good question; click the tract near McCalls Dam State Park on the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer for the owner and mailing address.
Do hunting apps show parcel lines near Milesburg?
Usually, apps can help near Boalsburg, but lines are still approximate; stay inside the lines.
When is hunting season in Pennsylvania around Baileyville?
For land near Philipsburg, check Pennsylvania Game Commission for current dates and rules.
Is verbal permission enough for land near Philipsburg?
Around Blanchard, rules vary by state, so check Pennsylvania Game Commission guidance.
What's the tax parcel number used for for land near McCalls Dam State Park?
It's the number the county assessment office uses to track a tract near Philipsburg, and it's on the record panel and tax bills.
Open the official Centre County, PA 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.