Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
The Potter County Plat Book and the online parcel map
If the land is near Coudersport, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Potter County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Potter County plat book? A plat book shows owners and tract lines on township pages, popular with hunters, farmers and buyers near East Fork Road. This Potter County guide covers: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and how the county viewer fills the gaps.
Tracking down a Potter County plat book
With a lot near Cross Fork, plat books are commercial atlases, showing rural owners and tract lines, usually township by township.
The free map to start with
Begin with the Potter County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers every tax parcel around Coudersport and Ulysses. Without an address in hand, pan along US Route 6 until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, which applies near East Fork Road as much as anywhere. If the land is near Shinglehouse, a pop-up or side panel typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
Common uses
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near East Fork Road use plat books to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Editions and availability
Editions come and go depending on publishers, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Cross Fork.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Ulysses, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near East Fork Road with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Offices that can help
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Roulette go to the county assessment office, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Cross Fork go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
The county touches Allegany County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Cameron County, Clinton County, and Lycoming County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map, at least around Cross Fork. Acreage along the edge near Austin may show up in two county records, so look at the neighboring map too. For a parcel near Galeton, our state page lists each bordering county map for Pennsylvania.
A quick look at the area
Coudersport holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Austin, Galeton, Oswayo, and Shinglehouse, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 15,999 people live in Potter County (Census estimate, 2023) spread over about 1,081 square miles. Potter County was organized in 1804, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Mississippi River, Allegheny River, and Cherry Springs State Park make handy reference points on the map near Cherry Springs State Park.
Between editions
The Potter County ArcGIS parcel map is updated more often than any atlas, for tracts near Austin.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near Austin township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Plat book vs. recorded plat
On ground around Galeton, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the Recorder of Deeds is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Where the recorded documents are
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Shinglehouse are kept by the Recorder of Deeds. Long-held tracts around Sweden Valley can trace back through a long string of deeds, so a title company earns its fee on a real sale.
A word on accuracy
For a parcel near Shinglehouse, the acreage figure is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real lines on the ground. Around Oswayo, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
How land is described here
Rural deeds near Ulysses are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Platted lots around Coudersport usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, making them easier to find. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Ulysses for any title or survey request.
Potter County: common questions
Are old plat books online near Coudersport?
For property near Galeton, some older atlases have been digitized; call ahead.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Sweden Valley?
For land near East Fork Road, it depends on whether a publisher has a current edition; ask local offices.
Plat book or parcel viewer around Roulette?
It depends, but the Potter County ArcGIS parcel map is free and updated more often; a printed atlas is still handy offline.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for land near Cross Fork?
Out toward Galeton, a survey sets boundaries, not an atlas.
Can I use the viewer in the field near East Fork Road?
For property near Roulette, most viewers run in a mobile browser, though rural signal can drop.
Open the official Potter County, PA 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.