Blog · October 14, 2026 · Colorado
Reading the Craig Plat Map for a lot
Lots in Craig trace back to recorded plats filed with the county.
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Checking easements on a house in Craig? What you want is the Craig plat map, as it records the lot layout that deeds refer to. In this Craig guide: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and the details that matter to buyers.
Tracking down the Craig plat map
For a lot in Craig, look for the plat book reference on the parcel record; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Moffat County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every tax parcel from Dinosaur to Maybell. Out toward Maybell, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For acreage around Maybell, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Craig and the county around it
Craig is part of Moffat County, Colorado, which means parcel data comes from the county. As the county seat, Craig hosts the courthouse, which puts the County Clerk and Recorder close by. On ground around Dinosaur, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the city limits toward Dinosaur often answers to county rules rather than the town's.
How a plat differs from the tax map
The tax map on the Moffat County ArcGIS parcel map is a summary, while the recorded plat is the legal document.
Places you'll see on the map
The town is the county seat, home to the main records offices around Dinosaur. Other places on the map include Dinosaur and Maybell, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 13,327 people live in Moffat County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on some 4,743 square miles. Moffat County dates to 1911, so old deeds can run back a long way. Features like Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial around Maybell.
Replats and vacations
An amended plat may change lots around Dinosaur, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations near Maybell show up in the records too.
Details on the Craig plat map
In and around Dinosaur, the sheet usually includes lot and block numbers, dimensions and bearings, street rights-of-way and easements.
A word on accuracy
Acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real corners for a parcel near Maybell. For a parcel near Maybell, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Where the recorded documents are
Before you sign anything, pull the recorded deed through the County Clerk and Recorder; the parcel map near Dinosaur only summarizes it. Have ready the book and page listed on the parcel record to skip a name search.
Next door to Moffat County
Moffat County borders Rio Blanco County, Routt County, Daggett County, UT, Uintah County, UT, and Carbon County, WY; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Dinosaur may be split across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map too. For a parcel near Dinosaur, the Platbookmapper state page lists each bordering county map across Colorado.
Reading the legal description
Colorado is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Maybell cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Maybell can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Dinosaur before you request a deed or survey.
Offices that can help
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Maybell go to the County Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Dinosaur are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Maybell, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Maybell keeps working without signal.
Land outside a subdivision
Rural land near Maybell that was never subdivided is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; the deed and any recorded survey describe it instead.
Getting a copy
For a tract near Maybell, some counties put plat images online, while others require a visit or a request; copy fees are usually small.
Questions about the Craig plat map
Are old plats online for land near Dinosaur?
Generally, the County Clerk and Recorder can say what's available, including older subdivisions.
What do the dashed lines on a plat mean around Maybell?
For a parcel near Dinosaur, dashed lines often mark easements or building lines, so check before you build.
Is a plat map a survey for land near Maybell?
For property near Maybell, GIS parcels are tax drawings, and the recorded plat is the legal document; trust the plat when they differ.
How do I read lot and block in Craig?
For most people, it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Maybell, so pull that plat for dimensions.
Why don't the lines match my fence near Maybell?
No; boundary questions near Maybell need a licensed surveyor, so a fence may sit off the line
Open the official Moffat County, CO 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.