Blog · October 14, 2026 · Iowa
The Henry County Hunting Map: an Iowa guide
Scouting private and public ground in Henry County with the official parcel map, starting near New London.
Main page: Henry County, IA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Henry County facts and neighboring maps).
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Every season, hunters around New London ask the same thing about Henry County hunting map: who do I call? In Henry County, Iowa, the official parcel map is the free way to put an owner on a tract.
This guide goes from the Henry County parcel map to a polite permission request for ground near Mount Pleasant, with notes on public land and regulations.
How to use the Henry County hunting map
On the Henry County Beacon site, scan the wooded draws and creek bottoms near Rome and click each tract you like; the record lists the titleholder of record and mailing address. Write down the parcel ID, owner name and mailing address for each piece of ground near Coppock, then rank them by cover, access and size.
Finding the tract on the Henry County map
The county's own public map is the Henry County Beacon site, built on Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform, and it opens without an account for parcels in Olds and the rest of the county. In the county version, the search page takes an owner, an address or a parcel ID, and each report links back to the map view for the piece of ground near Olds. If the official address for the Henry County, IA map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Olds and the rest of the county.
Where to hunt around Coppock
With little large public land listed for Henry County, hunters near Rome depend on private permission and leases. Regulations change every year, so confirm Henry County seasons and public access with Iowa Department of Natural Resources well before you go.
Permission, leases and courtesy
A letter or a daytime visit to an owner near Coppock beats a cold call; name the county tract, the game and the dates. Once an owner near Coppock agrees, ask about lines, gates and other hunters on the county tract.
Season-to-season scouting
Mid-sized parcels near Rome with mixed timber and fields are where many Henry County hunters focus first. Owners near Rome change, so recheck the county record before each season's letters.
What Henry County owners want to hear
On the county imagery, look for food, cover and water close together near Rome, then check how many owners share that ground. Some Henry County owners prefer one trusted hunter over many, so ask about exclusive access for the piece of ground near Rome.
Work and land use in Henry County
County Business Patterns counted 465 business establishments in Henry County for 2022, led by other services, health care and social assistance, and retail trade. Agriculture and forestry support services and machinery manufacturing make up an above-average share of Henry County businesses, a clue to how land around Coppock gets used.
Henry County at a glance
Mount Pleasant is the county seat, and Coppock, Hillsboro, New London, and Olds are among the other towns on the county map. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Lowell, Mount Union, and Oakland Mills, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 434 square miles of land and about 19,547 residents (2023 estimate) make up Henry County. The Henry County map mixes subdivision lots near Coppock with farm and wooded tracts farther out.
Lines, GPS and posted land
Phone GPS near Rome can drift, especially under timber, so give the line a buffer when you set a stand.
Henry County hunting land questions
Do I need permission to hunt land near Coppock that isn't posted?
Always get permission; posting rules vary in Iowa, and the titleholder of land near Coppock decides who hunts.
Is there public hunting land in Henry County?
Check the public hunting maps from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources; they display which areas in and near Henry County are open and under what rules.
Will the Henry County map display which land near Mount Pleasant is open to hunt?
No; the county map lists owners, not hunting rights, so permission still comes from the titleholder near Mount Pleasant.
How do I locate who owns hunting land in Henry County?
Click the tract on the Henry County Beacon site; the Henry County record lists the titleholder of record and a mailing address.
How do I write a hunting permission letter to a Henry County landowner?
Give the county parcel ID for the land near Lowell, your game, your dates and a number to call.
Open the official Henry County, IA parcel map Henry 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.