Blog · October 13, 2026 · New York
Chemung County, New York: Parcel Map Guide
Open the official Chemung County parcel viewer, find an owner or a vacant tract, and learn which land records back up what the map shows.
Main page: Chemung County, NY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Chemung County facts and neighboring maps).
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Who owns that field past Catlin? How many acres is the lot for sale near Erin? For anywhere in Chemung County, New York, the Chemung County parcel map is where those answers begin.
Read on for the official viewer, a short orientation from Catlin out to Lowman, and the land-record steps that back up what you see on screen.
Who's clicking on Chemung County parcels
Different people come to the Chemung County parcel map for different reasons. Relocating buyers who can't visit Erin in person use the map and aerial layer to size up a lot from a distance. A builder sizing up an infill lot near Catlin can check its width, depth and road frontage in a couple of minutes. Anyone hunting for a buildable lot near Catlin can spot unbuilt parcels on the aerial layer and look up who owns them.
How to use the Chemung County parcel map
The Chemung County ArcGIS parcel map is the county's own public parcel viewer; it runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map. A parcel number from a Chemung County tax bill is the most precise search; failing that, an owner name or a click on the map near Erin works. We track the link on our Chemung County directory page, so check there if it stops loading.
The lay of the land in Chemung County
Start your bearings with Elmira, the county seat, then Ashland, Baldwin, Big Flats, and Catlin. Don't overlook unincorporated places like Lowman, where rural homesites often come up. Organized in 1836, and named for Unami for "big horn", Chemung County has a long paper trail, and early deeds may cite landmarks that no longer exist. The Census Bureau puts Chemung County at about 407 square miles of land and an estimated 81,325 people (2023). That density means a real mix on the map: platted neighborhoods near Catlin, and larger tracts on the rural roads.
How to find property lines in Chemung County
On rural tracts near Lowman, the parcel lines can drift from the fences on the ground, sometimes by more than a few feet. Out toward Lowman, boundaries follow bearings and old landmarks rather than a grid, and the parcel layer shows it. For a fence, an addition or a dispute in Chemung County, budget for a licensed survey; it's the answer a court or a lender will accept.
Work and land use in Chemung County
Federal business data for 2022 shows 1,651 establishments in the county, with retail trade, other services, and accommodation and food services at the top of the list. What stands out is museums, historical sites and parks, nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, and computer and electronic product manufacturing: those sectors make up a much larger slice of local businesses than they do nationally. If you're shopping near Ashland, expect cabin-sized lots and getaway parcels to draw interest from visitors as well as locals.
Where Chemung County deeds and plats are kept
For land near Ashland, the parcel record is the index; the recorded deed is the source. Names differ across states, so confirm on the official Chemung County site which office records deeds and plats. If the Chemung County parcel record shows an instrument number, that number is the shortcut to the recorded deed.
Near the county line
Shopping near the edge of Chemung County? Compare listings in Schuyler County, Steuben County, and Tioga County too; prices and parcel sizes can shift across the line. Our New York directory links each one.
Common questions
Why does the Chemung County map show the old owner?
A sale in Elmira has to be recorded and then processed for taxes before the map changes, which takes time.
How do I look up a property owner in Chemung County?
Search by address if the lot near Catlin has one; otherwise click the tract on the map to see the owner of record.
Can I use the Chemung County map to hunt private land?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Lowman; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
Where is the Chemung County courthouse?
The county seat is Elmira.
The Chemung County viewer is blank. What should I do?
Reload in a desktop browser; if the Chemung County ArcGIS parcel map still won't open, our Chemung County page has the current link.
What's the best way to locate a boundary in Chemung County?
Pull up the tract on the Chemung County map, copy its legal description, and compare it with the deed. Exact corners take a surveyor.
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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.