Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
Coffey County Land for Sale, Kansas: buyer's checklist
Listings show the price; public records show the rest for land near Agricola.
Main page: Coffey County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Shopping for acreage near Waverly? Before you call on Coffey County land for sale, spend some time with the free parcel map and public records. In this Coffey County guide: spotting open tracts on the map, confirming road access and size, flood zone and zoning questions, and documents to order before you offer.
How to research Coffey County land for sale
Look on the Coffey County ArcGIS parcel map for parcels with no improvements, useful when you scan the area near Lebo.
The viewer Coffey County publishes
Go first to the Coffey County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers every assessed parcel from Gridley to Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge. If the land is near Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge, 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 New Strawn, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; every records desk in the county will want it.
Coffey County in a few facts
Burlington serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Gridley, Lebo, LeRoy, and New Strawn, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 8,251 people call Coffey County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 627 square miles. The county was organized in 1855, so old deeds can run back a long way for land near New Strawn. Features like Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge make handy reference points on the map.
Which office to call
Questions about value or the owner field for land near LeRoy belong with the County Appraiser, the office behind the parcel record. Building or septic questions for a lot near Lebo need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Before you lean on the lines
Around Halls Summit, acreage on the record is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on the ground. Near Gridley, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Access, acreage and lines
Confirm the parcel touches a public road or has a recorded easement, as lenders near Halls Summit may balk at no access.
A site visit checklist
Walk the land near Ottumwa and look for markers, fences and trails, noting road condition, neighbors and noise; the map won't tell you that.
Recorded documents worth pulling
Before you sign anything, pull the recorded deed from the Register of Deeds; the parcel line is a drawing of it, whether the land is near LeRoy or elsewhere in the county. Closer to Halls Summit, bring the instrument number listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
Ground conditions
For a homesite outside Lebo without sewer, a perc or soil test matters.
Legal descriptions in Kansas
Kansas uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Halls Summit reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Ottumwa before you request a deed or survey.
Taxes and land use
Check what uses are allowed on ground near Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge early.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
The county touches Allen County, Anderson County, Franklin County, Greenwood County, and Lyon County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map around Lebo. Acreage along the edge near Waverly can show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map as well. For a parcel near Aliceville, our state page links each bordering county map for Kansas.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Halls Summit, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Halls Summit and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
What the deed may not include
Rights below the surface near Burlington may belong to someone else, which a title search can uncover.
Frequently asked
Is the land buildable for land near Aliceville?
Local offices near New Strawn can say what's allowed; a soil test may be needed.
Are sale prices on the parcel record around Ottumwa?
Recent sales near Agricola can serve as rough comparisons; treat record prices as a starting point.
Is the acreage on the record accurate near Halls Summit?
If the land is near Agricola, record acreage is an assessed figure; ask for one before closing.
Can I buy land near Burlington that isn't listed?
Near Lebo, the parcel record gives the owner's mailing address; include the parcel ID.
Does the parcel map work on a phone around Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge?
For a tract near Gridley, no app is needed for most county viewers, though rural signal can drop.
Open the official Coffey County, KS 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.