Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
The Coffey County Plat Book and the online parcel map
A printed atlas and the county viewer each have a place near Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge.
Main page: Coffey County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Coffey County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, and it's handy for land around Halls Summit. What this Coffey County guide covers: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
The Coffey County plat book: start here
For property near Burlington, plat books are commercial atlases, that map ownership across the countryside, page by page across the county.
Pulling up a parcel
Go first to the Coffey County ArcGIS parcel map; it maps each tax parcel around Halls Summit and Aliceville. With a lot near Ottumwa, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For a parcel near Gridley, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; each office in the county asks for it first.
Offices that can help
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Gridley belong with the County Appraiser, since that office keeps the assessment data. Questions about what you can build around Sharpe are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Next door to the county around New Strawn.
The county borders Allen County, Anderson County, Franklin County, Greenwood County, and Lyon County, all with their own assessor records, at least around Gridley. Ground near Halls Summit that runs to the line may show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. Out toward Aliceville, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map for Kansas.
Editions and availability
Editions come and go depending on publishers, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge.
Printing your own
Print parcel views near Halls Summit township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Why people still buy them
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near New Strawn use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Legal descriptions in Kansas
Kansas uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Aliceville is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge odd-sized. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Halls Summit when you talk to a surveyor.
Using the parcel viewer instead
The Coffey County ArcGIS parcel map is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
Not the same thing
If the land is near Aliceville, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the Register of Deeds is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
What the map can't tell you
If the land is near Burlington, listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real lines on the ground. If you're looking near Burlington, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Places you'll see on the map
Burlington is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Other places on the map include Gridley, Lebo, LeRoy, and New Strawn. Around 8,251 people live in Coffey County (Census estimate, 2023) across some 627 square miles. The county dates to 1855, so old deeds can run back a long way, especially near Ottumwa. Features like Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge are easy to spot when you zoom out.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
Before you sign anything, pull the recorded deed from the Register of Deeds; the parcel line is a drawing of it, and that holds around Gridley too. With a lot near Agricola, use the instrument number shown in the record panel and the lookup takes minutes.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Halls Summit, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Aliceville helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Frequently asked
Is a plat book legal proof in Coffey County?
Near LeRoy, a plat book is a privately published atlas.
Why does the plat book differ from the deed around Aliceville?
If you're looking near Waverly, the deed and a survey decide.
Is there a current Coffey County plat book?
For a parcel near Agricola, it depends on whether a publisher has a current edition; online parcel maps fill the gaps.
Are old plat books online around Gridley?
Good question; state archives near Burlington may have copies; availability varies.
Who do I call about a parcel near Waverly?
For acreage around Burlington, values are the County Appraiser's job; recorded documents belong to the Register of Deeds.
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.