Blog · October 13, 2026 · Ohio
Using the Hocking County GIS Map
The free official GIS map for Hocking County, how to search it, and what the parcel data does and doesn't tell you about owners, acreage and property lines.
Main page: Hocking County, OH GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Hocking County facts and neighboring maps).
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The Hocking County GIS map is a public tool, and for anyone shopping, building or hunting near Murray City, it's the fastest way to put an owner's name on a piece of ground.
We'll start with the official link, then cover Buchtel and the other towns, land types, property lines and records.
Getting into the Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Open the statewide Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer and zoom toward Buchtel; Hocking County's parcels are part of that layer. Search an address in Buchtel, or pan out toward Haydenville and click a rural tract; either way the record pops up with owner and acreage. We track the link on our Hocking County directory page, so check there if it stops loading.
How to find property lines in Hocking County
Parcel boundaries on the Hocking County viewer are drawn to keep tax accounts straight, so small offsets from the true line are expected. Depending on where in Ohio a tract sits, the deed may use a grid or metes and bounds; around Murray City, check the legal description to see which. A survey is the only document that settles where a Hocking County boundary actually runs.
The lay of the land in Hocking County
Parcel searches in Hocking County tend to center on Logan, the county seat, plus Buchtel, Laurelville, and Murray City. The county's land area is about 421 square miles, and the Census Bureau estimated 27,540 residents there in 2023. Neighborhood lots cluster near Buchtel, while the countryside toward Haydenville still holds larger parcels. On the parcel layer, Wayne National Forest and Hocking Hills State Park show up as public ground, and the private tracts along their edges are worth checking line by line.
Private and public hunting ground in Hocking County
Near Murray City, a single field edge can separate two owners with very different answers about access; the map tells you which is which. Around Wayne National Forest and Hocking Hills State Park, private tracts can press right up against the public boundary, so check the lines before you walk in. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife handles licenses, seasons and public-land maps for Hocking County. Landowners in Hocking County hear from a lot of hunters; a specific request that names the parcel stands out.
Behind the map: land records in Hocking County
Values on a parcel near Buchtel come from the county auditor; the deed itself is filed with the county's land records office. For a parcel near Buchtel, the appraisal comes from the Hocking County auditor, the office Ohio charges with valuing real estate for taxes. Easements and rights-of-way are usually in recorded documents, not on the parcel map, so read the deed itself for a tract near Haydenville.
Vacant land and acreage on the Hocking County GIS map
Try this the next time you're looking for land near Murray City:
- With imagery on, zoom to the edge of Logan where subdivisions give way to open ground.
- Click each empty tract near Haydenville and note the owner, acreage and mailing address.
- Confirm legal access. In Hocking County, as anywhere, a parcel with no road frontage depends on an easement.
- Pull up three or four similar parcels near Laurelville and compare their land values.
- Check the flood layer and ask about septic and permits; open land in Hocking County isn't automatically buildable.
Before you buy near Logan, read how to tell if land is buildable.
Who uses the Hocking County parcel map
Here's who tends to use it in Hocking County. For hobby-farm buyers near Logan, the parcel map shows how a tract sits against its neighbors and the road. Raw-land buyers scan Hocking County imagery for empty tracts and check the owner records behind them. Turkey hunters near Logan use the map in spring to confirm which fields their permission actually covers. Contractors quoting work near Haydenville check frontage and lot depth on the map before they drive out.
Data limits to keep in mind
A lot in Murray City that sold last month may still show the previous owner on the map. Treat Hocking County acreage figures as estimates until a survey confirms them.
Work and land use in Hocking County
Of the 510 establishments the Census Bureau counted in Hocking County for 2022, the biggest groups were accommodation and food services, retail trade, and construction. The local economy leans harder than average on forestry and logging, accommodation (hotels, motels, RV parks and camps), and nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing. Timber tracts in Hocking County change hands for wood value as much as for building, so check the parcel record and the aerial photo together. For a land buyer in Hocking County, that mix hints at who your neighbors and competing bidders are likely to be.
Common questions
How can I see my lot lines in Hocking County?
Pull up the tract on the Hocking County map, copy its legal description, and compare it with the deed. Exact corners take a surveyor.
Why doesn't the Hocking County acreage match my deed?
Tax acreage for a lot in Logan and the deeded acreage come from different sources, so they can disagree; a survey settles it.
Can I find the owner of a vacant lot in Hocking County?
For land near Murray City with no street address, pan to it on the map and click it; the record names the owner.
What if the Hocking County map won't load?
Reload in a desktop browser; if the Ohio Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer still won't open, our Hocking County page has the current link.
Open the official Hocking County, OH parcel map Hocking 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.