Blog · October 14, 2026 · Ohio
Harrison County Plat Book, Ohio: what to know
For acreage around Hopedale, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Harrison County, OH GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Hunting for the latest Harrison County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, and it's handy for land around Deersville. What this Harrison County guide covers: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current.
The Harrison County plat book: start here
With a lot near Freeport, plat books are commercial atlases, showing rural owners and tract lines, usually township by township.
Where the parcel data lives
Lots and tracts near Conotton appear on the Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, free to use and open without a login. Without an address in hand, pan along the nearest road and select the outline, for land near Hopedale included. For a parcel near Freeport, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Making your own township pages
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Deersville and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Backing up the map with records
When the details count, request the recorded deed through the County Recorder; the viewer just points to it, and that holds around Bowerston too. If the land is near Harrisville, use the instrument number from the tax record to skip a name search.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Bowerston, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Harrisville keeps working without signal.
Sections, lots and bearings
Tracts outside towns near Harrisville are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around East Cadiz usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, making them easier to find. Write down the legal description for the tract near Cadiz when you talk to a surveyor.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Older editions near Harrisville turn up in libraries and historical societies, which helps when tracing a farm's history.
Getting your bearings
Cadiz is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Adena, Bowerston, Deersville, and Freeport, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 14,159 people call Harrison County home (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 402 square miles. Harrison County was organized in 1813, and some chains of title near Tippecanoe are long.
Using the parcel viewer instead
For current names, use the Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, across the county, for land near East Cadiz included.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Conotton are handled by the County Auditor, the office behind the parcel record. Building or septic questions for a lot near Freeport go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
What the map can't tell you
If the land is near Cadiz, the acreage figure is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary on the ground. Closer to Conotton, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Who uses plat books
Buyers and seed dealers around Conotton rely on them to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Plat book vs. recorded plat
For a home near Bowerston, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the County Recorder is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Harrison County borders Belmont County, Carroll County, Guernsey County, Jefferson County, and Tuscarawas County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Adena may be split in two county records, so look at the neighboring map too. For a home near Conotton, our state page links every neighboring county map across Ohio.
Quick answers
Is a plat book legal proof near Georgetown?
For a tract near Brownsville, a plat book is a privately published atlas.
Are plat book lines exact near Cadiz?
On ground around Brownsville, plat book acreage and lines are approximate.
Should I use the Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer instead around Cadiz?
For acreage around Bowerston, the Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer is free and updated more often; many people use both.
Is there a current Harrison County plat book?
Usually, editions come and go.
Who do I call about a parcel near Cadiz?
For a home near Conotton, the County Auditor handles values and the tax roll, and the County Recorder keeps deeds.
Open the official Harrison County, OH 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.