Blog · October 14, 2026 · Utah
The Emery County Plat Book: a Utah guide
What an Emery County plat book is, where to find one around Ferron, and the free map that covers the gaps.
Main page: Emery County, UT GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Emery County facts and neighboring maps).
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An Emery County plat book is the township-by-township atlas farmers, hunters and land buyers around Green River have kept in the truck for generations. Below is how to track one down for Emery County, UT, and what the online map does better.
What an Emery County plat book is
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, displays each township in Emery County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and rough acreage. Don't confuse it with a subdivision plat on file for lots in Cleveland; that recorded plat is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Search Emery County parcels by owner, address or ID
For land around Cleveland, open the Emery County ArcGIS parcel map (an Esri ArcGIS web map); it is the map Emery County itself publishes. Use the search box for an address in Huntington or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a piece of ground near Cleveland. Bookmark our Emery County page too; it tracks the official Utah link if it moves and lists the maps around Huntington.
Where Emery County plat books turn up
Private publishers have printed plat books for many rural counties, but editions for Emery County come and go; check at the courthouse, the extension office or a farm supply store in Orangeville. Collectors and genealogists prize old Emery County atlases because they show farm names and owners near Hiawatha long before online maps.
Atlas details and limits
Plat book pages for Emery County most commonly include an index of owners, so you can find a family name near Cleveland without knowing the township. Small parcels and town lots in Castle Dale are commonly too small to label on an atlas page, which is another reason the online map is better for them. If you use a plat book for hunting permission near Castle Dale, recheck the owner on the county map first.
Old atlases and family history in Emery County
Names in an older Emery County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near Hiawatha. If you cannot find a printed edition, a screenshot of each township from the county map serves as a handy homemade atlas for the area around Clawson.
What drives land use around Castle Dale
In 2022 the Census Bureau tallied 197 establishments in Emery County; retail trade topped the list. Compared with national shares, Emery County leans toward utilities and mining (except oil and gas), which shapes demand for land near Huntington.
Emery County at a glance
From Castle Dale, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Ferron, Green River, Huntington, and Orangeville. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Hiawatha, Lawrence, and Molen, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Emery County at about 10,144 residents in 2023 on roughly 4,462 square miles of land. Outside Castle Dale, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Emery County was organized in 1880, so deeds for older farms near Huntington can run back a long way.
Tracts that cross the Emery County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Carbon County, Grand County, San Juan County, Sanpete County, and Sevier County all border it. Every map bordering Emery County is listed on our Utah directory.
Current owners without a printed book
The Emery County ArcGIS parcel map works as a living Emery County plat book, with owner names and parcel lines over aerial photos of Emery County. Phone signal can be thin near Hiawatha, so save the parcel IDs you need before you head out.
Quick answers for Emery County
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in Green River?
No; a lot in Green River answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is a reference, nothing more.
Is there a current plat book for Emery County, Utah?
Editions come and go; check at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in Green River.
Should I use the Emery County, Utah parcel map instead of a plat book?
The Emery County map is more current, while an atlas is handy offline near Hiawatha.
Where can I find old plat books for Emery County, Utah?
Some libraries and historical societies keep older Emery County atlases; ask what's available near Orangeville.
Can I use a plat book to find lot lines near Green River?
It displays rough ownership blocks; for lines near Green River, use recorded plats and surveys.
Open the official Emery County, UT parcel map Emery 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.