Blog · October 14, 2026 · Idaho
The Power County Plat Book: an Idaho guide
What a Power County plat book is, where to track down one around American Falls, and the free map that covers the gaps.
Main page: Power County, ID GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Power County facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Power County plat book? Plenty of people around Pocatello still want a paper atlas with owner names on every section. Here's what a plat book is, where to look for one in Power County, and the free official map that stays current between editions.
Plat books vs. recorded plats in Power County
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, shows each township in Power County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and approximate acreage. Deeds and recorded plats, not the atlas, still govern land near Arbon in the county.
The county map you'll pair it with
Power County publishes its parcels on the Power County ArcGIS parcel map, which runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map, free to use for a lot in American Falls or a tract close to Rockland. Use the search box for an address in American Falls or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a tract close to Rockland. Our Power County, ID page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Rockland in one place.
Where Power County plat books turn up
Try the library in American Falls or a local historical society for older Power County editions; libraries sometimes keep past atlases for reference. Older editions are useful for family history around Rockland, showing who held a farm decades ago.
What a plat book page shows near Pocatello
Many atlases add rural residence listings and road maps, handy on back roads near Arbon. Small parcels and town lots in Pocatello are often too small to label on an atlas page, which is another reason the online map is better for them. Genealogists in Idaho often pair an old Power County atlas with deed records to follow a farm through the generations.
Making your own atlas of Power County
Names in an older Power County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near Arbon. Saving PDFs of the county map around Arbon gives you an offline reference when the signal drops.
What drives land use around American Falls
County Business Patterns counted 181 business establishments in Power County for 2022, led by transportation and warehousing, construction, and accommodation and food services. Agriculture and forestry support services and truck transportation make up an above-average share of Power County businesses, a clue to how land around Rockland gets used.
The lay of the land around American Falls
From American Falls, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Pocatello and Rockland. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Arbon Valley, Arbon, and Neeley, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Power County had an estimated 8,253 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 1,404 square miles. Outside American Falls, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Tracts that cross the Power County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Bannock County, Bingham County, Blaine County, Cassia County, and Oneida County all border it. Every map bordering Power County is listed on our Idaho directory.
Current owners without a printed book
The Power County ArcGIS parcel map works as a living Power County plat book, with owner names and parcel lines over aerial photos of Power County. Phone signal can be thin near Arbon, so save the parcel IDs you need before you head out.
Power County, ID: common questions
What is the difference between a plat book and a plat in Power County?
No; a lot in American Falls answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is only a guide.
Does a Power County plat book display property lines?
Only roughly; a Power County plat book is a reference, so a licensed survey decides the real line.
Where can I track down old plat books for Power County, Idaho?
Check the library in American Falls, local historical groups and estate sales for older Power County editions.
Can I buy a new plat book for Power County, Idaho?
Editions come and go; ask at the courthouse, extension office or farm supply stores in American Falls.
Should I use the Power County, Idaho parcel map instead of a plat book?
For current owners near Rockland, yes; the Power County ArcGIS parcel map updates as deeds are processed.
Open the official Power County, ID parcel map Power 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.