Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
The Drew County Plat Book: an Arkansas guide
Printed plat books and the free online map for owners around Coleman.
Main page: Drew County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Drew County facts and neighboring maps).
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Old copies of the Drew County plat book turn up at auctions and in kitchen drawers around Baxter, and new ones are harder to track down. Here's what a plat book is, where to look for one in Drew County, and the free official map that stays current between editions.
Plat books vs. recorded plats in Drew County
Private publishers compile plat books from county records, so a county edition is a snapshot of who owned land near Coleman the year it was printed. Don't confuse it with a subdivision plat on file for lots in Monticello; that recorded plat is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Finding the tract on the Drew County map
For land around Coleman, open the Drew County ArcGIS parcel map (an Esri ArcGIS web map); it is the map Drew County itself publishes. Most people find their Drew County tract fastest by searching an address in Coleman, then clicking the outline. For a backup route to the map covering Coleman, our Drew County directory entry keeps the link current.
Deeds and plats behind the Drew County map
For a tract around Baxter, the recorded documents sit with the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder; the parcel map is built from them for taxes. Arkansas ordinarily makes the circuit clerk the county recorder, so the Drew County circuit clerk's office is the usual place for recorded deeds. Copy the parcel identifier and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Coleman.
Where Drew County plat books turn up
Private publishers have printed plat books for many rural counties, but editions for Drew County come and go; ask at the courthouse, the extension office or a farm supply store in Coleman. Older editions are useful for family history around Monticello, showing who held a farm decades ago.
The free online alternative
For current ownership, the free Drew County ArcGIS parcel map beats any printed book: owners update as deeds are processed, and you can click any tract around Coleman. Pair the county map with a road atlas for the back roads near Monticello.
What a plat book page shows near Baxter
A typical atlas page for a township near Baxter shows sections, roads and streams, with each ownership block labeled. Owner names in an older Drew County edition may be decades out of date, so confirm on the county map before contacting anyone near Coleman. Genealogists in Arkansas frequently pair an old Drew County atlas with deed records to follow a farm through the generations.
Editions, deeds and printouts
Farm families near Baxter frequently keep successive editions of the Drew County plat book, which together show how ownership shifted over decades. Saving PDFs of the county map around Coleman gives you an offline reference when the signal drops.
Work and land use in Drew County
County Business Patterns counted 418 business establishments in Drew County for 2022, led by retail trade, health care and social assistance, and other services. Compared with national shares, Drew County leans toward forestry and logging and agriculture and forestry support services, which shapes demand for land near Coleman.
Drew County at a glance
Monticello is the seat of Drew County and the hub for its land records. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Baxter, Coleman, and Collins, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Drew County at about 16,945 residents in 2023 on about 829 square miles of land. Outside Baxter, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. With a founding date of 1846, Drew County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Drew County, AR: common questions
Does a Drew County plat book show property lines?
Only roughly; a Drew County plat book is a reference, so a boundary survey decides the real line.
Where can I find old plat books for Drew County, Arkansas?
Check the library in Baxter, local historical groups and estate sales for older Drew County editions.
What is the difference between a plat book and a plat in Drew County?
No; a lot in Baxter answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is just a reference.
Is the Drew County, Arkansas online map better than a plat book?
For current owners near Coleman, yes; the Drew County ArcGIS parcel map updates as deeds are processed.
Can I buy a new plat book for Drew County, Arkansas?
Editions come and go; ask at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in Baxter.
Open the official Drew County, AR parcel map Drew 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.