Blog · October 13, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Tax Map of McKean County, Pennsylvania
The free official tax map for McKean County, how to search it, and what the parcel data does and doesn't tell you about owners, acreage and property lines.
Main page: McKean County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, McKean County facts and neighboring maps).
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The McKean County tax map turns a drive past an empty field near Bradford into a name, a parcel number and an acreage figure.
Up next are the viewer link, a short tour from Bradford to the Forest County line, and the record checks that turn a map click into a firm answer.
Who uses the McKean County parcel map
The same map serves very different jobs around Kane. People hunting for a few acres outside Kane use the parcel layer to sort tracts by size and spot ones with good road access. Raw-land buyers scan McKean County imagery for empty tracts and check the owner records behind them. Site planners working in Kane grab the parcel ID and legal description first, then order a survey for the real dimensions.
Where to find the official McKean County tax map
Parcels from Bradford to Rew are on the McKean County ArcGIS parcel map, which the county runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map. Use the search box to find a McKean County parcel by owner name, address or parcel number, or zoom in and click a lot to open its record. If the official link ever moves, the McKean County page on Platbookmapper keeps the current version.
Towns, terrain and land across McKean County
Besides Smethport, which serves as the county seat, the map covers Bradford, Eldred, Kane, and Lewis Run. By Census Bureau figures, the county had roughly 39,519 residents in 2023, spread over about 980 square miles of land. Zoom out from Bradford and the lots turn into fields and timber quickly; a few acreage homesites break up the larger tracts. On the parcel layer, Allegheny National Forest and Allegheny National Recreation Area show up as public ground, and the private tracts along their edges are worth checking line by line.
Acreage and vacant lot search
Here's a simple routine for finding open ground in McKean County using the parcel map:
- Run the aerial layer along US 219 and the side roads off it, flagging any tract with no structures.
- For the open ground around Lewis Run, copy the owner, acreage and mailing address into a simple spreadsheet.
- Measure the road frontage on the map; a sliver of frontage on a road outside Lewis Run may not be enough for a driveway permit.
- Pull up three or four similar parcels near Lewis Run and compare their land values.
- Ask the local offices serving Smethport about building permits and septic rules before you buy.
Before you buy near Smethport, read how to tell if land is buildable.
How to find property lines in McKean County
A lot line on the McKean County tax map near Kane is a drawing based on deeds, not a measurement taken on site. Pennsylvania is a metes-and-bounds state. Rural deeds in McKean County describe boundaries with bearings, distances and landmarks rather than a square grid, so parcel lines are often irregular. If a neighbor's fence near Smethport and the map disagree, neither one is proof. A survey is.
Work and land use in McKean County
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 938 business establishments in McKean County in 2022, and the largest groups were retail trade, other services, and health care and social assistance. The sectors that stand out against the national mix are oil and gas extraction, forestry and logging, and support activities for mining and drilling. Timber tracts in McKean County change hands for wood value as much as for building, so check the parcel record and the aerial photo together. Keep that in mind when you compare parcels in McKean County: who works here shapes what land sells.
Behind the map: land records in McKean County
For land near Lewis Run, the parcel record is the index; the recorded deed is the source. Recording offices go by different titles from state to state, including register of deeds, recorder, county clerk and clerk of court; the official McKean County website names the one that handles deeds. Easements and rights-of-way are usually in recorded documents, not on the parcel map, so read the deed itself for a tract near Rew.
Nearby parcel maps
McKean County shares borders with Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cameron County, Elk County, and Forest County, and each one runs its own parcel map and recording office. The Pennsylvania county list links every neighboring map from McKean County.
McKean County parcel map FAQ
Can I trust the acreage on the McKean County map?
Tax acreage for a lot in Smethport and the deeded acreage come from different sources, so they can disagree; a survey settles it.
How can I tell who owns land near Kane?
Owner names for parcels from Kane to Smethport are on the McKean County ArcGIS parcel map; search by address or click the map.
Where are land records kept in McKean County?
The McKean County recording office keeps deeds and plats; its official title differs from state to state, and the county website names it.
What's the best way to locate a boundary in McKean County?
The McKean County ArcGIS parcel map gets you to the parcel; the recorded plat or deed gives the dimensions; a licensed surveyor marks the corners.
Open the official McKean County, PA parcel map McKean 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.