Blog · October 14, 2026 · Missouri
Park Hills Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
Lots in Park Hills trace back to recorded plats filed with the county.
Main page: St. Francois County, MO GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Checking easements on a house in Park Hills? Start with the Park Hills plat map, since it shows lots, streets and easements as approved. What this Park Hills guide covers: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Who keeps the Park Hills plat map
For a lot in Park Hills, the deed or parcel record often names the subdivision and plat reference; use it to request a copy.
The free map to start with
Go first to the St. Francois County CAMAvision map; it covers every assessed parcel around Desloge and Leadington. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along the nearest road and click the parcel itself, which applies near Bonne Terre as much as anywhere. Around Leadwood, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and in many cases the last transfer.
Where Park Hills fits in
Park Hills sits in St. Francois County, Missouri, so its parcels are on the county's map. Out toward Bonne Terre, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities inside its limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the town limits near Leadington generally answers to county rules, not municipal ones.
Land on the county line
St. Francois County borders Iron County, Jefferson County, Madison County, Perry County, and Ste. If the land is near Desloge, genevieve County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Bismarck can be split across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. If you're looking near Bismarck, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map for Missouri.
St. Francois County in a few facts
Farmington is the county seat, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Leadington, Desloge, and Leadwood, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 67,058 people call St. Francois County home (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 452 square miles. St. Francois County dates to 1821, and some chains of title near Bonne Terre are long. Landmarks such as Mark Twain National Forest help you orient on the aerial around Bonne Terre.
Land outside a subdivision
Acreage around Bonne Terre outside a subdivision is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; look for a recorded survey for land near Leadwood.
How a plat differs from the tax map
The tax map on the St. Francois County CAMAvision map is a summary, but the recorded plat is what the deed relies on.
Backing up the map with records
When the details count, pull the recorded deed through the Recorder of Deeds; the parcel map near Leadwood only summarizes it. Long-held tracts around Leadwood can trace back through several deeds, and a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Reading the plat sheet
If you're looking near Desloge, the sheet usually includes lot and block numbers, dimensions and bearings, street rights-of-way and easements.
A word on accuracy
The acreage figure is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on land around Bismarck. Closer to Desloge, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Legal descriptions in Missouri
Missouri follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Leadwood cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Leadwood can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Desloge when you talk to a surveyor.
Requesting the plat
For property near Bonne Terre, some counties put plat images online, while others require a visit or a request; small fees are common.
When a plat changes
Lots near Bonne Terre can be combined or reconfigured by a replat, so check for later filings; street vacations show up in the records too.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Farmington, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Bonne Terre helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Park Hills: common questions
What is a lot and block description for land near Farmington?
For most people, it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Leadwood; the deed names the subdivision.
Is the Park Hills plat map the same as the county GIS?
For property near Bismarck, GIS parcels are tax drawings, and the recorded plat is the legal document; trust the plat when they differ.
Where are historic plats for Park Hills?
For a home near Farmington, it varies; some offices have scanned older plats and some haven't, including older subdivisions.
Can lots near Leadwood be combined?
It depends, but combining or splitting lots near Bonne Terre usually needs a recorded plat change; ask staff about the process.
Is the parcel map a survey around Leadington?
No; boundary questions near Desloge need a licensed surveyor; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official St. Francois County, MO 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.