Blog · October 14, 2026 · Idaho
Latah County Plat Book, Idaho
What a Latah County plat book is, where to find one around Kendrick, and the free map that covers the gaps.
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Looking for a Latah County plat book? Plenty of people around Kendrick still want a paper atlas with owner names on every section. Below is how to track one down for Latah County, ID, and what the online map does better.
What a Latah County plat book is
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, lists each township in Latah County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and approximate acreage. Deeds and recorded plats, not the atlas, still govern land near Avon in the county.
Opening the Latah County parcel viewer
For Latah County, the free public parcel layer is state-run: open the Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer and pan to Moscow. Click any Latah County parcel near Kendrick to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are most often listed. For a backup route to the map covering Moscow, our Latah County directory entry keeps the link current.
Finding a printed Latah County plat book
Private publishers have printed plat books for many rural counties, but editions for Latah County come and go; check at the courthouse, the extension office or a farm supply store in Onaway. Collectors and genealogists prize old Latah County atlases since they show farm names and owners near Avon long before online maps.
What a plat book page lists near Onaway
Many atlases add rural residence listings and road maps, handy on back roads near Avon. Acreage printed in a county atlas is approximate; the deed and a licensed survey decide the real figure for a tract around Moscow. For a land purchase near Moscow, rely on the county parcel record and a title search, not an atlas.
Old atlases and family history in Latah County
Names in an older Latah County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near Avon. If you cannot find a printed edition, a screenshot of each township from the county map serves as a handy homemade atlas for the area around Kendrick.
The Latah County economy in brief
County Business Patterns counted 1,032 business establishments in Latah County for 2022, led by construction, retail trade, and accommodation and food services. Forestry and logging and agriculture and forestry support services make up an above-average share of Latah County businesses, a clue to how land around Moscow gets used.
Towns and land across Latah County
From Moscow, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Bovill, Deary, Genesee, and Juliaetta. Smaller places such as Princeton, Viola, and Avon appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 1,076 square miles of land and about 41,301 residents (2023 estimate) make up Latah County. Outside Onaway, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Tracts that cross the Latah County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Benewah County, Clearwater County, Nez Perce County, Shoshone County, and Whitman County, WA all border it. Every map bordering Latah County is listed on our Idaho directory.
Deeds and plats behind the Latah County map
For land near Bovill, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Easements and access rights near Genesee live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Using the Latah County map as a modern plat book
The Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer works as a living Latah County plat book, with owner names and parcel lines over aerial photos of Latah County. Phone signal can be thin near Avon, so save the parcel IDs you need well before you head out.
Latah County plat book questions
Does a Latah County plat book show property lines?
It lists approximate ownership blocks; for lines near Genesee, use recorded plats and surveys.
Is there a current plat book for Latah County, Idaho?
Editions come and go; check at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in Genesee.
Are older plat books for Latah County, Idaho online?
Check the library in Genesee, local historical groups and estate sales for older Latah County editions.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in Genesee?
No; a lot in Genesee answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is just a reference.
Is the Latah County, Idaho online map better than a plat book?
For current owners near Kendrick, yes; the Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer updates as deeds are processed.
Open the official Latah County, ID parcel map Latah 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.