Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Kimble County Plat Book: finding and using one
With a lot near US Route 290, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Kimble County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Kimble County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, useful for farms near Roosevelt. In this Kimble County guide: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and how the county viewer fills the gaps.
The Kimble County plat book: start here
Small lots in London or US Route 290 are usually too small to label, which is where the parcel viewer helps.
The free map to start with
Begin with the appraisal district interactive map; it includes each tax parcel around Junction and US Route 290. On ground around US Route 290, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For land near US Route 290, save the parcel ID from that panel; each clerk in the county asks for it first.
Where to look for one
Older editions near US Route 290 turn up in libraries and historical societies, which helps when tracing a farm's history.
Where the recorded documents are
For anything that matters, get the recorded deed through the County Clerk; the viewer just points to it, which applies near US Route 290 as much as anywhere. Older tracts around US Route 290 can sit on many deeds, and a title company is worth hiring on a real sale.
Legal descriptions in Texas
Rural deeds near US Route 290 commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Subdivision lots in London usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, making them easier to find. Keep the legal description for land near Roosevelt for any title or survey request.
Neighboring parcel maps
Kimble County borders Edwards County, Gillespie County, Kerr County, Mason County, and Menard County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by US Route 290 can be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map as well. Out toward US Route 290, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map for Texas.
Making your own township pages
Print parcel views near US Route 290 township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
A word on accuracy
For property near Roosevelt, acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners on the ground. If the land is near Roosevelt, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Current ownership online
Click a parcel near US Route 290 for owner and acreage, then print or screenshot it.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near US Route 290 come from the County Clerk, often with an online index. Questions about what you can build around US Route 290 go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Not the same thing
Don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: recorded plats near US Route 290 are filed with the County Clerk, while the atlas is a reference.
Getting your bearings
Junction is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include London, Roosevelt, Segovia, and US Route 290, each with its own cluster of lots. About 4,442 people live in Kimble County (Census estimate, 2023) on some 1,251 square miles. Kimble County was organized in 1876, and some chains of title near US Route 290 are long.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near US Route 290, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near US Route 290 and its lines is a good backup.
Why people still buy them
Buyers and seed dealers around London rely on them for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Quick answers
Where can I find old plat books near US Route 290?
State archives near US Route 290 may have copies.
Is a plat book legal proof around US Route 290?
Closer to US Route 290, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Clerk, and plat books are references; use a surveyor for lines.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near US Route 290?
The extension office or courthouse near US Route 290 usually knows; online parcel maps fill the gaps.
Should I use the appraisal district interactive map instead around US Route 290?
With a lot near Segovia, the appraisal district interactive map is free and updated more often; many people use both.
Which office handles records for land near US Route 290?
The appraisal district handles values and the tax roll, and the County Clerk keeps deeds; planning offices cover zoning near US Route 290
Open the official Kimble County, TX 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.