Blog · October 14, 2026 · West Virginia
Logan County Plat Book: finding and using one
On ground around Big Creek, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Logan County, WV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Logan County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, and it's handy for land around West Logan. In this county guide: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and how the county viewer fills the gaps around Accoville.
Getting started with the Logan County plat book
On ground around Mitchell Heights, plat books are commercial atlases, with owner names on each tract, page by page across the county.
The viewer Logan County publishes
Begin with the Logan County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each assessed parcel in the county, Accoville included. Without an address in hand, follow Interstate 73 on the aerial until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want. For a home near Mitchell Heights, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Not every county has a current edition, so ask at the courthouse, extension office or a local library near Mitchell Heights.
What the map can't tell you
Acreage on the record is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor sets the real corners for a parcel near Accoville. Around Chauncey, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Bruno go to the County Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Bruno go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Logan County meets Boone County, Lincoln County, Mingo County, and Wyoming County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Man can be split across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map as well. Closer to West Logan, our state page lists every neighboring county map for West Virginia.
Making your own township pages
Print parcel views near Chapmanville township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Current ownership online
For current names, use the Logan County ArcGIS parcel map, for tracts near Mitchell Heights.
Two kinds of plat
For land near West Logan, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the County Clerk is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Places you'll see on the map
Logan is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include Chapmanville, Man, Mitchell Heights, and West Logan, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 30,827 people call Logan County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 454 square miles. The county was organized in 1824, and some chains of title near Chauncey are long.
How land is described here
Tracts outside towns near West Logan are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around West Logan are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Man for any title or survey request.
Who uses plat books
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near West Logan use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Bruno, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Amherstdale helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For land near West Logan, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the County Clerk. For a tract near Chapmanville, use the instrument number shown in the record panel so staff can find the deed fast.
Logan County: common questions
Is the online parcel map better than a plat book for land near Bruno?
The Logan County ArcGIS parcel map is free and updated more often; a printed atlas is still handy offline.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Big Creek?
If you're looking near Chapmanville, editions come and go; online parcel maps fill the gaps.
How accurate are plat book acreages for land near Big Creek?
If the land is near Man, plat book acreage and lines are approximate.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for land near Mitchell Heights?
On ground around Amherstdale, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Clerk, and plat books are references; use a surveyor for lines.
Is the parcel map a survey around Big Creek?
For property near Man, parcel lines are tax drawings, not surveys; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official Logan County, WV 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.