Blog · October 8, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Using the Fulton County Plat Map
Open the official Fulton County parcel viewer, find an owner or a vacant tract, and learn which land records back up what the map shows.
Main page: Fulton County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Fulton County facts and neighboring maps).
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The Fulton County plat map turns a drive past an empty field near McConnellsburg into a name, a parcel number and an acreage figure.
We'll start with the official link, then cover McConnellsburg and the other towns, land types, property lines and records.
What the map covers, from McConnellsburg to the back roads
McConnellsburg is the county seat, and other towns on the map include Valley-Hi. You'll also find unincorporated communities, among them Needmore, Amaranth, and Big Cove Tannery. Organized in 1850, and named for Robert Fulton, Fulton County has a long paper trail, and early deeds may cite landmarks that no longer exist. The Census Bureau puts Fulton County at about 438 square miles of land and an estimated 14,468 people (2023). Town lots in Needmore give way to farm tracts and woodlots within a mile or two, and the roads toward McConnellsburg are lined with small acreage splits.
Work and land use in Fulton County
By the Census Bureau's 2022 count, 247 business establishments operated in Fulton County. Other services had the most, followed by retail trade and construction. The local economy leans harder than average on heavy and civil engineering construction and motor vehicle and parts dealers. It's useful background when you're judging whether a tract near McConnellsburg will hold its value.
How to use the Fulton County plat map
Open the Fulton County ArcGIS parcel map (built on an Esri ArcGIS web map); it is the county's own published map. Try the search box with a McConnellsburg street address first; for open land near Big Cove Tannery, it's faster to pan and click. Bookmark the Platbookmapper page for Fulton County too; we update it when the official map moves.
Finding vacant land and acreage in Fulton County
Here's a simple routine for finding open ground in Fulton County using the parcel map:
- With imagery on, zoom to the edge of Valley-Hi where subdivisions give way to open ground.
- Click each empty tract near Big Cove Tannery and note the owner, acreage and mailing address.
- Line up the assessed land values of a few neighboring tracts near McConnellsburg to sanity-check an asking price.
- Trace the frontage on any tract near Big Cove Tannery; without it, access depends on a recorded easement.
- Ask the local offices serving Valley-Hi about building permits and septic rules before you buy.
Before you buy near Valley-Hi, read how to tell if land is buildable.
Who needs this map
The same map serves very different jobs around Needmore. A buyer who wants ten or twenty acres near McConnellsburg can rule out most of the wrong tracts from a desk before driving out. Anyone hunting for a buildable lot near Needmore can spot unbuilt parcels on the aerial layer and look up who owns them. Contractors working in Fulton County use the map to find lot dimensions and neighboring owners before they stake a foundation or schedule a survey.
How accurate are Fulton County, PA property lines?
A lot line on the Fulton County plat map near Needmore is a drawing based on deeds, not a measurement taken on site. Land in Pennsylvania is mostly described by metes and bounds: bearings, distances and calls to monuments or neighbors. That's why rural parcels in Fulton County rarely look square. For walking the corners yourself, our guide to finding property corners helps; for a legal answer, call a Pennsylvania licensed surveyor.
Where Fulton County deeds and plats are kept
For land near Needmore, the parcel record is the index; the recorded deed is the source. Names differ across states, so confirm on the official Fulton County site which office records deeds and plats. Copy the parcel ID and legal description before you call or visit; recording staff can find a Fulton County document much faster with them.
Neighboring counties
Looking at land between Valley-Hi and the Allegany County, MD line? Remember that Allegany County, MD, Washington County, MD, Bedford County, Franklin County, and Huntingdon County each keep separate parcel records. Use the Pennsylvania county GIS hub to jump between them.
Quick answers
Why can't I find a recent sale on the Fulton County map?
A sale in Valley-Hi has to be recorded and then processed for taxes before the map changes, which takes time.
How can I tell who owns land near Needmore?
Every parcel in the Fulton County viewer shows an owner of record. Rural tracts near Big Cove Tannery can be found by panning and clicking.
How do I find property lines in Fulton County?
The Fulton County ArcGIS parcel map gets you to the parcel; the recorded plat or deed gives the dimensions; a licensed surveyor marks the corners.
What if the Fulton County map won't load?
Reload in a desktop browser; if the Fulton County ArcGIS parcel map still won't open, our Fulton County page has the current link.
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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.