Blog · October 13, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Montour County GIS Map (Pennsylvania)
The free official GIS map for Montour County, how to search it, and what the parcel data does and doesn't tell you about owners, acreage and property lines.
Main page: Montour County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Montour County facts and neighboring maps).
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Driving I-80 past Mechanicsville and wondering who owns the land on either side? The Montour County GIS map answers that in a couple of clicks.
The sections below cover the map itself, the towns from Mechanicsville to Mooresburg, and the deeds and surveys that settle what the map can't.
Where to open the official Montour County GIS map
Open the statewide PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer and zoom toward Danville; Montour County's parcels are part of that layer. Once parcel lines appear, click any tract near Washingtonville to see who owns it and how many acres the county records. We track the link on our Montour County directory page, so check there if it stops loading.
Where Montour County deeds and plats are kept
The map near Danville is only as good as the deeds behind it, and those are kept in the county's recording office. Which office that is depends on how Pennsylvania organizes it, so look it up on the Montour County government site before you call. Copy the parcel ID and legal description before you call or visit; recording staff can find a Montour County document much faster with them.
Getting oriented in Montour County
Start your bearings with Danville, the county seat, then Washingtonville. Don't overlook unincorporated places like Mechanicsville, Mexico, and Mooresburg, where rural homesites often come up. The county dates to 1850, named for Andrew Montour, and older deeds may still refer to landmarks from that era. Roughly 17,860 people (Census Bureau, 2023) share Montour County's 130 square miles of land. Expect suburban-style lots near Mechanicsville and plenty of rural ground once the subdivisions thin out. Parcels touching the Chillisquaque Creek and Mahoning Creek tend to run long and narrow back from the water, a pattern you can see clearly on the Montour County map.
Who uses the Montour County parcel map
- Before an offer, buyers in Montour County pull the parcel to confirm the lot dimensions and look for anything odd, like a flag lot or a shared drive.
- Contractors working in Montour County use the map to find lot dimensions and neighboring owners before they stake a foundation or schedule a survey.
- For a hunter with permission on one farm near Washingtonville, the parcel map shows exactly where that permission stops.
Using the Montour County GIS map to find vacant land
Here's a simple routine for finding open ground in Montour County using the parcel map:
- Turn on the photo basemap and work outward from Washingtonville one road at a time, flagging parcels with no buildings.
- For the open ground around Mechanicsville, 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 Mechanicsville may not be enough for a driveway permit.
- Compare land values on similar Montour County tracts to see whether an asking price is in the ballpark.
- Rural lots near Mooresburg may need a septic permit and a well, so ask before you commit.
To double-check acreage on a parcel near Mooresburg, see how to find the acreage of a property.
Property lines in Montour County, Pennsylvania
On rural tracts near Mooresburg, the parcel lines can drift from the fences on the ground, sometimes by more than a few feet. Out toward Mooresburg, boundaries follow bearings and old landmarks rather than a grid, and the parcel layer shows it. If a neighbor's fence near Washingtonville and the map disagree, neither one is proof. A survey is.
Before you rely on the data
If a tract near Danville changed hands recently, the recorded deed is more current than the map. For a rural tract near Mooresburg, get acreage from a survey, not the tax record, if it matters for a deal.
Frequently asked questions
Can anyone view Montour County parcel data online?
Free. The Montour County map is a public record tool, and no sign-up is needed.
Is there a printed plat book for Montour County?
Whether a current printed edition exists for Montour County varies; the free online map covering Mechanicsville and the rest of the county is the dependable option.
Can I use the Montour County map to hunt private land?
Use it to find the owner of a woodlot near Washingtonville, then ask; the map itself grants no hunting rights.
What's the best way to locate a boundary in Montour County?
Map first, then the recorded plat or deed, then a survey: that order works for any boundary question in Montour County.
Why is a recent Montour County, PA sale missing from the map?
Check the recorded documents; they will show a new deed for a tract near Mooresburg before the map does.
How do I look up a property owner in Montour County?
Every parcel in the Montour County viewer shows an owner of record. Rural tracts near Mooresburg can be found by panning and clicking.
Open the official Montour County, PA parcel map Montour 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.