Blog · October 8, 2026 · Arkansas
Clay County, Arkansas: Plat Map Guide
The free official plat map for Clay County, how to search it, and what the parcel data does and doesn't tell you about owners, acreage and property lines.
Main page: Clay County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Clay County facts and neighboring maps).
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Somewhere between Pollard and the Butler County, MO line is a tract you want to know more about. The Clay County plat map is the free, official place to start.
Below are the official links, a quick tour of Clay County's towns and land, and the steps for turning a parcel click into a reliable answer.
How to use the Clay County plat map
The Clay 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 Clay County tax bill is the most precise search; failing that, an owner name or a click on the map near St. Francis works. Our Clay County, AR page keeps the current link if the official address changes.
The lay of the land in Clay County
Start your bearings with Corning and Piggott, the county seat, then Greenway, Knobel, Peach Orchard, and Pollard. Clay County was created in 1873. Census Bureau estimates show 14,201 residents in 2023 and around 639 square miles of land in the county. Outside Pollard the parcels open up quickly into farms, timber and small acreage homesites.
Who needs this map
A lot of different people around St. Francis rely on this map.
- Land shoppers looking between Pollard and Knobel measure road frontage on the map and check whether a tract is landlocked.
- Unlisted land near Knobel sometimes turns up this way: an empty parcel, an absentee owner, and a polite letter.
- Contractors working in Clay County use the map to find lot dimensions and neighboring owners before they stake a foundation or schedule a survey.
Acreage and vacant lot search
How to work the Clay County plat map for open land:
- With imagery on, zoom to the edge of Knobel where subdivisions give way to open ground.
- Check who owns each open tract near Peach Orchard and where the tax bill goes.
- Trace the frontage on any tract near Scatterville; without it, access depends on a recorded easement.
- Line up the assessed land values of a few neighboring tracts near Peach Orchard to sanity-check an asking price.
- Rural lots near Scatterville may need a septic permit and a well, so ask before you commit.
To double-check acreage on a parcel near Scatterville, see how to find the acreage of a property.
Are the Clay County property lines accurate?
Parcel boundaries on the Clay County viewer are drawn to keep tax accounts straight, so small offsets from the true line are expected. Legal descriptions in Arkansas usually lean on the section grid, so learning to read 'NE 1/4 of Section 12' pays off quickly around Pollard. For rural ground near Scatterville, a recorded survey or a new one is the only reliable source for the true line.
Where Clay County deeds and plats are kept
Need a deed for land near Scatterville? In Arkansas that means the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder; the parcel map is the index that points you there. In Clay County, as in most Arkansas counties, the circuit clerk serves as ex officio recorder, so that is where deeds and mortgages are filed. When the chain of title matters for land near St. Francis, ask for the full deed history or hire a title company in Arkansas.
The Clay County economy in brief
Clay County had 283 business establishments in 2022 (County Business Patterns), led by retail trade, other services, and health care and social assistance. The local economy leans harder than average on agriculture and forestry support services, utilities, and building material and garden supply dealers. For a buyer eyeing woods outside Knobel, that means asking whether the timber has been sold or harvested recently. It's useful background when you're judging whether a tract near Peach Orchard will hold its value.
Neighboring counties
Looking at land between Rector and the Greene County line? Remember that Greene County, Randolph County, Butler County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, and Ripley County, MO each keep separate parcel records. All of them are listed on our Arkansas page.
Clay County parcel map FAQ
How do I find property lines in Clay County, Arkansas?
Check the parcel on the map, then read the recorded deed or plat held by the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder. An Arkansas licensed surveyor can stake the line.
Does the Clay County parcel map show where I can hunt?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Scatterville; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
How can I tell who owns land near Pollard?
Owner names for parcels from Pollard to Knobel are on the Clay County ArcGIS parcel map; search by address or click the map.
Which office has Clay County deeds and plats?
The circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder records deeds, mortgages and plats for Clay County.
Open the official Clay County, AR parcel map Clay 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.