Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Craighead County Plat Book (Arkansas)
Printed plat books and the free online map for owners around Cash.
Main page: Craighead County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Craighead County facts and neighboring maps).
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Old copies of the Craighead County plat book turn up at auctions and in kitchen drawers around Lake City, and new ones are harder to track down. This guide covers finding a printed edition for Craighead County, Arkansas, and using the free parcel map in the meantime.
Plat books vs. recorded plats in Craighead County
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, shows each township in Craighead County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and approximate acreage. Deeds and recorded plats, not the atlas, still govern land near Bowman in the county.
Step one: the free Craighead County viewer
Craighead County publishes its parcels on the Craighead County parcel viewer, free to use for a lot in Brookland or a tract around Cash. Use the search box for an address in Brookland or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a tract around Cash. Bookmark our Craighead County page too; it tracks the official Arkansas link if it moves and lists the maps around Brookland.
Deeds and plats behind the Craighead County map
For a tract around Cash, the recorded documents sit with the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder; the parcel map is built from them for taxes. In Craighead County, as in most Arkansas counties, the circuit clerk serves as ex officio recorder, so that is where deeds and mortgages are filed. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to order the document for a lot in Cash.
Finding a printed Craighead County plat book
Whether a current Craighead County edition exists varies, so ask locally in Bay before ordering; county offices commonly know if one is in print. Older editions are useful for family history around Bono, showing who held a farm decades ago.
Using the Craighead County map as a modern plat book
For current ownership, the free Craighead County parcel viewer beats any printed book: owners update as deeds are processed, and you can click any tract around Bay. Phone signal can be thin near Bowman, so save the parcel IDs you need before you head out.
Reading a Craighead County atlas page
A typical atlas page for a township near Bay shows sections, roads and streams, with each ownership block labeled. Small parcels and town lots in Bay are commonly too small to label on an atlas page, which is another reason the online map is better for them. For a land purchase near Monette, rely on the county parcel record and a title search, not an atlas.
Making your own atlas of Craighead County
Comparing two Craighead County editions side by side shows when a farm near Bono was split or sold. If you can't locate a printed edition, a screenshot of each township from the county map works as a decent homemade atlas for the area around Cash.
Work and land use in Craighead County
Craighead County's 2022 business count was 2,714 establishments, with retail trade, health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food services the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Craighead County leans toward agriculture and forestry support services and air transportation, which shapes demand for land near Cash.
Towns and land across Craighead County
Town lots cluster around Jonesboro and Lake City, the county seat, and Bay, Bono, Brookland, and Caraway. Smaller places such as Bowman, Childress, and Gibson appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 707 square miles of land and about 113,993 residents (2023 estimate) make up Craighead County. Platted neighborhoods near Lake City give way to rural acreage elsewhere in the county. With a founding date of 1859, Craighead County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Craighead County, AR: common questions
Can I buy a new plat book for Craighead County, Arkansas?
It depends on if a publisher has a county edition in print; local offices in Jonesboro most commonly know.
Are older plat books for Craighead County, Arkansas online?
Check the library in Jonesboro, local historical groups and estate sales for older Craighead County editions.
Should I use the Craighead County, Arkansas parcel map instead of a plat book?
For current owners near Cash, yes; the county parcel viewer updates as deeds are processed.
Does a Craighead County plat book show property lines?
Only roughly; a Craighead County plat book is a reference, so a fresh survey decides the real line.
What is the difference between a plat book and a plat in Craighead County?
No; a lot in Jonesboro answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is just a reference.
Open the official Craighead County, AR parcel map Craighead 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.