Blog · October 14, 2026 · Montana
Laurel GIS Map, Montana: a how-to
Parcel data for Laurel comes from the county, and the viewer is free.
Main page: Yellowstone County, MT GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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When land near Broadview catches your eye, a look at the Laurel GIS map gives you lines, owner names and parcel numbers. In this Laurel guide: where that map lives, how to search it, and the limits worth knowing.
The official viewer behind the Laurel GIS map
For a parcel near Broadview, some cities also run their own GIS portal for utilities or zoning; that can add detail on top of the county map.
Where the parcel data lives
Your first stop is the Yellowstone County parcel viewer; it maps every assessed parcel from Broadview to Billings. On ground around Billings, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. With a lot near Broadview, the record panel typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and often a sale date.
Laurel and the county around it
Laurel lies within Yellowstone County, Montana, which means parcel data comes from the county. Closer to Broadview, the municipality handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the town limits out by Broadview usually answers to county rules rather than the town's.
Saving what you find
Print or screenshot the parcel near Broadview with its ID visible, which helps later when you ask the assessor or a title company.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Broadview, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Broadview and its lines keeps working without signal.
How land is described here
Montana follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Broadview cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Broadview vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Broadview before you request a deed or survey.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Billings are handled by the Montana Department of Revenue, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Broadview need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Finding the right lot
Acreage around Broadview might not have a street number, so zoom in from Interstate 90 and click the outline. Out toward Broadview, a parcel ID is the most reliable search, and it's printed on tax bills.
When the map won't load
When the map won't open around Broadview, switch browsers or turn off pop-up blockers; links occasionally change, and our directory page keeps the current one.
Getting your bearings
Billings holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Roughly 170,843 people call Yellowstone County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 2,633 square miles. Yellowstone County was organized in 1883, so old deeds can run back a long way. Places such as Pompeys Pillar National Monument help you orient on the aerial around Broadview.
Next door to Yellowstone County
Yellowstone County touches Big Horn County, Carbon County, Golden Valley County, Musselshell County, and Rosebud County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Billings can be split in two county records, so check the adjacent map too. For acreage around Broadview, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map across Montana.
What the layers show
Switch to the aerial basemap over Laurel to compare lines with fences and driveways.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Billings are kept by the County Clerk and Recorder. Long-held tracts around Broadview can sit on several deeds, and a title company earns its fee on a real sale.
Before you lean on the lines
Acreage on the record is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners for a parcel near Broadview. Owner names and values update on a schedule, so a recent sale near Broadview can take weeks to appear.
Owner, value and acreage
Recent sales on nearby lots near Broadview are a useful starting point; they're not an appraisal.
Quick answers
Are parcel lines on the map exact for land near Billings?
For most people, the map near Broadview isn't a survey; get a survey before a fence.
How do I find who owns a lot near Broadview?
In most cases, the parcel record for a lot near Broadview lists the owner of record, or search by address instead.
Do I need an account for the parcel map near Billings?
Short answer: the Yellowstone County parcel viewer is free and opens without a login; some sites ask you to accept a disclaimer.
What layers does the parcel viewer have in Laurel?
In most cases, aerials near Broadview are usually available as a basemap; open the layer list to see what's there.
What's a legal description near Broadview?
Closer to Billings, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; copy it for any survey or title request.
Open the official Yellowstone County, MT 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.