Blog · October 8, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County Plat Map: Parcels, Owners and Property Lines
A practical guide to the Lackawanna County plat map: the official link, towns and land across the county, property lines, and where deeds are recorded.
Main page: Lackawanna County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Lackawanna County facts and neighboring maps).
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Parcel lines, owner names and acreage for every tract from Dalton to Blakely are a few clicks away on the Lackawanna County plat map, and it costs nothing to use.
Below are the official links, a quick tour of Lackawanna County's towns and land, and the steps for turning a parcel click into a reliable answer.
Who uses the Lackawanna County parcel map
Here's who tends to use it in Lackawanna County. A small builder looking for spec lots around Blakely can scan the map for vacant parcels in already-platted subdivisions. House hunters looking at Clarks Summit use the parcel record as a free check on the listing: lot size, legal description and last recorded sale. First-time land buyers near Big Bass Lake use the map to find unbuilt tracts and contact owners directly. Rural owners near Big Bass Lake use the map to see how many acres the county has on record for them and who owns the land next door.
Getting into the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels
The Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels is the county's own public parcel viewer; it runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map. Rural tracts in Lackawanna County often have no street address, so try an owner search or simply pan to the area and click. Our Lackawanna County, PA page keeps the current link if the official address changes.
The lay of the land in Lackawanna County
Carbondale, Archbald, Blakely, and Clarks Green fill out the town list, and Scranton is where the county seat sits. Out in the countryside, Big Bass Lake, Chinchilla, and Eagle Lake appear as small knots of lots along the road network. The county dates to 1878, named for Lackawanna River, and older deeds may still refer to landmarks from that era. Census Bureau estimates show 216,123 residents in 2023 and around 459 square miles of land in the county. With that many people per square mile, the Lackawanna County parcel layer is crowded with platted lots, and the remaining open tracts stand out quickly. Lake Scranton is part of the Lackawanna County landscape, and creek or shoreline tracts are common there. Lackawanna State Park and Archbald Pothole State Park are a big draw, and the private tracts that border public land are often the first ones hunters and cabin buyers ask about.
How accurate are Lackawanna County, PA property lines?
On rural tracts near Big Bass Lake, the parcel lines can drift from the fences on the ground, sometimes by more than a few feet. Pennsylvania is a metes-and-bounds state. Rural deeds in Lackawanna County describe boundaries with bearings, distances and landmarks rather than a square grid, so parcel lines are often irregular. A survey is the only document that settles where a Lackawanna County boundary actually runs.
The Lackawanna County economy in brief
In the 2022 County Business Patterns data, Lackawanna County had 5,189 establishments; retail trade, health care and social assistance, and other services led the count. Compared with the nation, the county has an unusually high share of businesses in paper manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and hospitals. That points to working timberland, so check whether a wooded parcel in Lackawanna County has been cut recently or is enrolled in a forestry program. If you're comparing land near Clarks Green with land near Carbondale, the local job base is part of the price story.
Behind the map: land records in Lackawanna County
For land near Archbald, the parcel record is the index; the recorded deed is the source. Check the county government website to see which office records deeds for land near Big Bass Lake. If the Lackawanna County parcel record shows an instrument number, that number is the shortcut to the recorded deed.
Using the Lackawanna County plat map to find vacant land
Try this the next time you're looking for land near Clarks Green:
- Turn on the photo basemap and work outward from Clarks Summit one road at a time, flagging parcels with no buildings.
- For the open ground around Archbald, copy the owner, acreage and mailing address into a simple spreadsheet.
- Check that the tract touches a public road; a landlocked lot near Clarks Summit can be hard to finance and build on.
- Compare the record's land value against similar parcels on the same road out of Clarks Summit.
- Rural lots near Big Bass Lake may need a septic permit and a well, so ask before you commit.
Neighboring counties
If your land is near the edge, check the next county over too: Luzerne County, Monroe County, Susquehanna County, Wayne County, and Wyoming County border Lackawanna County. The Pennsylvania county list links every neighboring map from Lackawanna County.
Common questions
How do I look up a property owner in Lackawanna County?
Every parcel in the Lackawanna County viewer shows an owner of record. Rural tracts near Big Bass Lake can be found by panning and clicking.
Where can I get a Lackawanna County plat book?
Whether a current printed edition exists for Lackawanna County varies; the free online map covering Dalton and the rest of the county is the dependable option.
How can I see my lot lines in Lackawanna County?
For a lot in Clarks Summit, start with the parcel map, then get the recorded plat; a surveyor sets the exact corners.
Can hunters use the Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania parcel map to find landowners?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Big Bass Lake; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
Open the official Lackawanna County, PA parcel map Lackawanna 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.