Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Dunmore Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
Lots in Dunmore trace back to recorded plats filed with the county.
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Buying a lot in a subdivision near Dickson City? Start with the Dunmore plat map, because the recorded plat shows how the land was divided. Covered here for Dunmore: where to request a copy, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and the details that matter to buyers.
Tracking down the Dunmore plat map
For a lot in Dunmore, look for the plat book reference on the parcel record; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
The viewer Lackawanna County publishes
Begin with the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels; it includes each tax parcel around Jessup and Blakely. Without an address in hand, follow Interstate 84 on the aerial until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want. Out toward Blakely, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and in many cases the last transfer.
Dunmore, PA: the basics
Dunmore sits in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, and the county assessor maps its lots. For a tract near Scranton, City or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Land beyond the town limits out by Blakely often answers to county rules rather than the town's.
Land on the county line
Lackawanna County borders Luzerne County, Monroe County, Susquehanna County, Wayne County, and Wyoming County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Olyphant can be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. If the land is near Jessup, our state page links every bordering county map for Pennsylvania.
When a plat changes
Lots near Jessup can be combined or reconfigured by a replat, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; vacated streets or alleys also get recorded.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Blakely, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Throop keeps working without signal.
When there's no plat
Rural land near Jessup that was never subdivided may have no plat at all; look for a recorded survey for land near Olyphant.
Getting your bearings
Scranton holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Throop, Olyphant, and Dickson City, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 216,123 people live in Lackawanna County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across roughly 459 square miles. Lackawanna County dates to 1878, and some chains of title near Olyphant are long. Features like Lake Scranton and Lackawanna State Park make handy reference points on the map near Blakely.
How land is described here
Rural deeds near Blakely are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Subdivision lots in Olyphant are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near Jessup when you talk to a surveyor.
Plat map vs. parcel map
The Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels draws parcels for taxes, but the recorded plat is what the deed relies on.
A word on accuracy
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so a tree line near Scranton can sit some distance off the line on screen. Near Scranton, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Offices that can help
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Jessup belong with the county assessment office, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Olyphant need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Details on the Dunmore plat map
For a tract near Scranton, the sheet usually includes lot and block numbers, dimensions and bearings, street rights-of-way and easements.
Ordering the Dunmore plat map
If you're looking near Throop, many recorder offices offer an online index, while others require a visit or a request; copy fees are usually small.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for land near Jessup are kept by the Recorder of Deeds. In and around Jessup, have ready the book and page from the tax record and the lookup takes minutes.
Frequently asked
Are old plats online for land near Blakely?
For a parcel near Scranton, it varies; some offices have scanned older plats and some haven't, including older subdivisions.
Can lots near Throop be combined?
It depends, but lot splits in Dunmore go through the planning office, often with a surveyor's drawing.
Where can I find the Dunmore plat map?
Generally, copies come from the Recorder of Deeds, often through an online index; use the plat reference from the deed or parcel record.
Is a plat map a survey for land near Scranton?
In and around Dickson City, GIS parcels are tax drawings, and the recorded plat is the legal document; trust the plat when they differ.
Who do I call about a parcel near Throop?
Values are the county assessment office's job; recorded documents belong to the Recorder of Deeds; planning offices cover zoning near Olyphant
Open the official Lackawanna County, PA 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.