Blog · October 14, 2026 · West Virginia
Pocahontas County Plat Book, West Virginia: what to know
A printed atlas and the county viewer each have a place near Monongahela National Forest.
Main page: Pocahontas County, WV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Pocahontas County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, and it's handy for land around Green Bank. This Pocahontas County guide covers: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and how the county viewer fills the gaps.
The Pocahontas County plat book: start here
For land near Marlinton, a plat book is a privately published atlas, that map ownership across the countryside, page by page across the county.
The free map to start with
Go first to the West Virginia Property Viewer; it includes every assessed parcel around Frank and Green Bank. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along the nearest road and click the parcel itself, and that holds around Green Bank too. For acreage around Marlinton, write down the parcel ID before closing the panel; each office in the county will want it.
Editions and availability
Not every county has a current edition, so ask at the courthouse, extension office or a local library near Monongahela National Forest.
Neighboring parcel maps
Pocahontas County borders Bath County, VA, Highland County, VA, Greenbrier County, Pendleton County, and Randolph County, all with their own assessor records. Ground near Bartow that runs to the line may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For a parcel near Bartow, our state page links each neighboring county map for West Virginia.
Making your own township pages
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Bartow to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Places you'll see on the map
Marlinton holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Durbin, Hillsboro, Arbovale, and Bartow, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 7,765 people call Pocahontas County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over about 940 square miles. Landmarks such as Monongahela National Forest are easy to spot when you zoom out.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around Frank come from the County Clerk, sometimes only in person. Questions about what you can build around Arbovale are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Who uses plat books
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Bartow use plat books to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Between editions
For current names, use the West Virginia Property Viewer, including rural land around Frank.
Sections, lots and bearings
Tracts outside towns near Bartow commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Subdivision lots in Arbovale are typically described by lot and block, making them easier to find. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Durbin before you request a deed or survey.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Cass, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Cass and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Before you lean on the lines
If the land is near Marlinton, the acreage figure is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor sets the real corners on the ground. If you're looking near Frank, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Plat book vs. recorded plat
If the land is near Marlinton, 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.
Backing up the map with records
For anything that matters, get the recorded deed from the County Clerk; the viewer just points to it, and that holds around Green Bank too. For property near Green Bank, have ready the instrument number from the tax record so staff can find the deed fast.
Questions about the Pocahontas County plat book
Are plat book lines exact near Bartow?
If you're looking near Cass, plat book acreage and lines are approximate.
Who sells plat books in Pocahontas County?
Editions come and go.
Can I use a plat book for a boundary near Monongahela National Forest?
Closer to Marlinton, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Clerk, and plat books are references; use a surveyor for lines.
Should I use the West Virginia Property Viewer instead in Pocahontas County?
For land near Bartow, the West Virginia Property Viewer is free and updated more often.
What's a legal description around Cass?
In and around Arbovale, it's the formal description of the land in the deed; a surveyor can interpret it.
Open the official Pocahontas 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.