Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nevada
Pershing County Plat Book: finding and using one
A printed atlas and the county viewer each have a place near Humboldt River Ranch.
Main page: Pershing County, NV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Pershing County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, useful for farms near Humboldt River Ranch. Covered here for Pershing County: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current.
The Pershing County plat book: start here
Small lots in Unionville or Dun Glen/Chafey are usually too small to label, so the online map is better for those.
The viewer Pershing County publishes
Lots and tracts near Grass Valley appear on the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, which opens without registering. If you only know roughly where the land is, zoom in from Dun Glen/Chafey and select the outline. For a tract near Imlay, save the parcel ID from that panel; each office in the county asks for it first.
Next door to Pershing County
The county touches Churchill County, Humboldt County, Lander County, and Washoe County, all with their own assessor records, at least around Dun Glen/Chafey. Acreage along the edge near Dun Glen/Chafey can be split across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map too. For acreage around Dun Glen/Chafey, our state page links each neighboring county map for Nevada.
What the map can't tell you
Acreage on the record is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary for a parcel near Dun Glen/Chafey. Owner names and values update on a schedule, so a recent sale near Dun Glen/Chafey might lag behind.
Legal descriptions in Nevada
Nevada is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Dun Glen/Chafey is described by 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 Dun Glen/Chafey vary in size. Keep the legal description for land near Unionville for any title or survey request.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Editions come and go depending on publishers, check with local offices and farm stores near Humboldt River Ranch.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
Before you sign anything, pull the recorded deed from the County Recorder; the parcel map near Dun Glen/Chafey only summarizes it. Inherited tracts around Dun Glen/Chafey may go back through many deeds, so a title company is worth hiring on a real sale.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Dun Glen/Chafey, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Dun Glen/Chafey keeps working without signal.
Places you'll see on the map
Lovelock is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Grass Valley, Humboldt River Ranch, Imlay, and Unionville, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 6,364 people live in Pershing County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 6,037 square miles. Pershing County was organized in 1919, so old deeds can run back a long way.
Common uses
Buyers and seed dealers around Dun Glen/Chafey rely on them for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Printing your own
Print parcel views near Dun Glen/Chafey township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Between editions
You can search by owner name or click a tract near Dun Glen/Chafey, then print or screenshot it.
Offices that can help
Recorded documents for a parcel near Dun Glen/Chafey sit in the index kept by the County Recorder, usually searchable by name or document number. Building or septic questions for a lot near Dun Glen/Chafey need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Two kinds of plat
If you're looking near Dun Glen/Chafey, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the County Recorder is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Frequently asked
Are plat book lines exact near Dun Glen/Chafey?
For a home near Dun Glen/Chafey, plat book acreage and lines are approximate; they're good for orientation.
Are old plat books online around Dun Glen/Chafey?
Short answer: state archives near Dun Glen/Chafey may have copies; availability varies.
Who sells plat books in Pershing County?
Out toward Dun Glen/Chafey, editions come and go; ask local offices.
Should I use the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer instead around Humboldt River Ranch?
With a lot near Grass Valley, the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer is free and updated more often.
Is the parcel map a survey near Dun Glen/Chafey?
The map near Dun Glen/Chafey is approximate, so a fence may sit off the line
Open the official Pershing County, NV 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.