Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Howard County Plat Book (Arkansas)
What a Howard County plat book is, where to find one around Mineral Springs, and the free map that covers the gaps.
Main page: Howard County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Howard County facts and neighboring maps).
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Old copies of the Howard County plat book turn up at auctions and in kitchen drawers around Nashville, and new ones are harder to track down. This guide covers finding a printed edition for Howard County, Arkansas, and using the free parcel map in the meantime.
What a Howard County plat book is
Private publishers compile plat books from county records, so a county edition is a snapshot of who owned land near Mineral Springs the year it was printed. It's different from a recorded plat, which is the official survey drawing for a subdivision in Mineral Springs filed with the county.
Search Howard County parcels by owner, address or ID
Howard County publishes its parcels on the Howard County ArcGIS parcel map, which runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map, free to use for a lot in Nashville or a tract around Tollette. Most people find their Howard County tract fastest by searching an address in Tollette, then clicking the outline. If the official address for the Howard County, AR map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Nashville and the rest of the county.
Where Howard County plat books turn up
Private publishers have printed plat books for many rural counties, but editions for Howard County come and go; inquire at the courthouse, the extension office or a farm supply store in Mineral Springs. An old atlas can help trace when a tract around Tollette split off from a larger farm.
Atlas details and limits
A typical atlas page for a township near Nashville displays sections, roads and streams, with each ownership block labeled. Small parcels and town lots in Nashville are frequently too small to label on an atlas page, which is another reason the online map is better for them. Genealogists in Arkansas frequently pair an old Howard County atlas with deed records to follow a farm through the generations.
Making your own atlas of Howard County
Comparing two Howard County editions side by side displays when a farm near Tollette was split or sold. Saving PDFs of the county map around Center Point gives you an offline reference when the signal drops.
What drives land use around Nashville
Howard County's 2022 business count was 272 establishments, with retail trade, other services, and health care and social assistance the largest groups. Forestry and logging and utilities make up an above-average share of Howard County businesses, a clue to how land around Nashville gets used.
From Nashville to the back roads
Nashville is the county seat, and Dierks, Mineral Springs, and Tollette are among the other towns on the county map. Smaller places such as Center Point, Saratoga, and Athens appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 587 square miles of land and about 12,533 residents (2023 estimate) make up Howard County. Outside Tollette, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Howard County was organized in 1873, so deeds for older farms near Mineral Springs can run back a long way.
Tracts that cross the Howard County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Hempstead County, Little River County, and Montgomery County as well. Every map bordering Howard County is listed on our Arkansas directory.
Using the Howard County map as a modern plat book
Between editions, use the Howard County ArcGIS parcel map; it displays owners, acreage and parcel IDs for land near Tollette at no cost. Pair the county map with a road atlas for the back roads near Tollette.
Quick answers for Howard County
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in Nashville?
No; a lot in Nashville answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is a reference, nothing more.
Are older plat books for Howard County, Arkansas online?
Check the library in Nashville, local historical groups and estate sales for older Howard County editions.
Can I buy a new plat book for Howard County, Arkansas?
Editions come and go; inquire at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in Nashville.
Is the Howard County, Arkansas online map better than a plat book?
For current owners near Tollette, yes; the Howard County ArcGIS parcel map updates as deeds are processed.
Can I use a plat book to find lot lines near Nashville?
It displays approximate ownership blocks; for lines near Nashville, use recorded plats and surveys.
Open the official Howard County, AR parcel map Howard 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.