Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wyoming
The Crook County Plat Book and the online parcel map
A printed atlas and the county viewer each have a place near Belle Fourche River.
Main page: Crook County, WY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Hunting for the latest Crook County plat book? A plat book shows owners and tract lines on township pages, useful for farms near Hulett. Covered here for Crook County: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and how the county viewer fills the gaps.
The Crook County plat book: start here
In and around Moorcroft, plat books are commercial atlases, showing rural owners and tract lines, usually township by township.
The viewer Crook County publishes
Begin with the Crook County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every assessed parcel around Aladdin and Belle Fourche River. For a parcel near Hulett, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. If you're looking near Hulett, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; each office in the county will want it.
Editions and availability
Editions come and go depending on publishers, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Devils Tower National Monument.
Current ownership online
The Crook County ArcGIS parcel map is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
Getting answers from the right desk
Anything recorded against property around Moorcroft are with the County Clerk, sometimes only in person. Building or septic questions for a lot near Colony are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Places you'll see on the map
Sundance serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. Other places on the map include Hulett, Moorcroft, Pine Haven, and Beulah. Roughly 7,592 people call Crook County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over some 2,854 square miles. The county dates to 1875, which matters when you trace an old farm's title, especially near Carlile. Features like Belle Fourche River and Devils Tower National Monument help you orient on the aerial.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Carlile, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Beulah with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
The paper trail behind a parcel
Before you sign anything, request the recorded deed through the County Clerk; the viewer just points to it, and that holds around Pine Haven too. Long-held tracts around Devils Tower National Monument may sit on a long string of deeds, so a title company earns its fee on a real sale.
A word on accuracy
If you're looking near Hulett, acreage on the record is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor can set the real boundary on the ground. If the land is near Devils Tower National Monument, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Reading the legal description
Wyoming follows the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Sundance 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 sections near Belle Fourche River can be irregular. Keep the legal description for land near Sundance when you talk to a surveyor.
Printing your own
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Beulah and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Land on the county line
The county meets Carter County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Butte County, SD, Lawrence County, SD, and Campbell County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map, especially near Hulett. Acreage along the edge near Beulah may be split in two county records, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For a home near Pine Haven, our state page links each bordering county map for Wyoming.
Common uses
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Aladdin use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Not the same thing
Near Aladdin, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the County Clerk is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Frequently asked
Why does the plat book differ from the deed around Devils Tower National Monument?
In most cases, atlas drawings near Carlile are simplified.
Is a plat book legal proof around Devils Tower National Monument?
Out toward Hulett, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Clerk, and plat books are references.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Sundance?
With a lot near Hulett, it depends on whether a publisher has a current edition.
Is the online parcel map better than a plat book around Carlile?
It depends, but the Crook County ArcGIS parcel map is free and updated more often; a printed atlas is still handy offline.
Which office handles records for land near Aladdin?
Closer to Hulett, values are the County Assessor's job; recorded documents belong to the County Clerk, while zoning questions go to planning
Open the official Crook County, WY 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.