Blog · October 13, 2026 · Wisconsin
Using the Price County Plat Book
The free official plat book for Price County, how to search it, and what the parcel data does and doesn't tell you about owners, acreage and property lines.
Main page: Price County, WI GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Price County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Price County plat book is the quickest way to see who owns a tract, how big it is and where its lines run before you drive out to look. Price County in Wisconsin publishes that information for free.
You'll find the viewer link, notes on Park Falls and the land around it, and short answers to common questions about property lines and land records.
Getting into the Price County parcel viewer
Open the Price County parcel viewer, the map the county itself publishes for Phillips and the rest of Price County. The quickest search in Price County is usually the parcel number from a tax bill; owner and address searches work too. We keep the link current on our Price County (WI) directory page, next to the neighboring maps.
Finding a Price County plat book
A plat book is the paper cousin of the online parcel map: a township-by-township atlas with owner names, handy in a truck near Prentice. Ownership around Prentice changes every year, so the online map is the better check on who owns a tract today. If a printed book and the online map disagree about a tract near Phillips, the recorded deed decides.
Who uses the Price County parcel map
Different people come to the Price County parcel map for different reasons.
- Turkey hunters near Eisenstein use the map in spring to confirm which fields their permission actually covers.
- If you're after rural acreage near Phillips, the map shows which tracts are big enough and which ones border paved roads or water.
- Current owners in Price County pull their parcel before a tax appeal, a refinance or a talk with the neighbor about a fence.
Getting oriented in Price County
Phillips is the county seat, and other towns on the map include Park Falls, Catawba, Kennan, and Prentice. Price County was created in 1882 and takes its name from William T. Price. The Census Bureau puts Price County at about 1,254 square miles of land and an estimated 14,102 people (2023). Few people and a lot of ground: the stretch from Phillips toward Clifford is mostly large private holdings on the map. Public ground such as Chequamegon National Forest appears as large unbroken blocks, and the private parcels around it draw hunters and recreation buyers.
Work and land use in Price County
Census business counts for 2022 list 364 establishments in Price County; retail trade tops the list, with other services and accommodation and food services close behind. The local economy leans harder than average on forestry and logging, wood product manufacturing, and utilities. In practice, wooded ground near Prentice often trades as timberland, and the aerial layer shows which tracts were cut recently. Keep that in mind when you compare parcels in Price County: who works here shapes what land sells.
Private and public hunting ground in Price County
Most hunting ground in Price County is privately owned, and the parcel map is how you find out whose it is. Hunters headed to Chequamegon National Forest should check where the public boundary ends; the tracts beyond it are private. Check the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for public hunting areas and current regulations before you hunt near Prentice. Landowners in Price County hear from a lot of hunters; a specific request that names the parcel stands out.
How accurate are Price County, WI property lines?
Zoom in far enough on a lot in Park Falls and you may notice lines crossing driveways or splitting sheds, a normal quirk of tax mapping. Legal descriptions in Wisconsin usually lean on the section grid, so learning to read 'NE 1/4 of Section 12' pays off quickly around Park Falls. For a fence, an addition or a dispute in Price County, budget for a licensed survey; it's the answer a court or a lender will accept.
Acreage and vacant lot search
Here's a simple routine for finding open ground in Price County using the parcel map:
- Follow the roads out of Prentice with aerials on and mark every tract without a rooftop.
- For each tract near Prentice, note the parcel ID, the owner and where the tax bill is mailed.
- Confirm legal access. In Price County, as anywhere, a parcel with no road frontage depends on an easement.
- Pull up three or four similar parcels near Prentice and compare their land values.
- Last, call the Price County planning or health office about permits, septic and floodplain before you commit.
For a tract near Prentice with no road frontage, see how to tell if land is landlocked.
Behind the map: land records in Price County
For land near Prentice, the Register of Deeds holds the recorded documents, and the parcel map reflects them once they're processed for taxes. In Wisconsin each county Register of Deeds, including the one in Price County, records and indexes real estate documents. The parcel record often lists a deed book and page or an instrument number, which is how you request a copy of the recorded deed for a tract near Prentice.
Frequently asked questions
Where are land records kept in Price County?
Deeds and plats are recorded with the Register of Deeds.
How can I tell who owns land near Park Falls?
Click the parcel. Price County tax records show the owner of record and usually a mailing address, which may differ from the property address.
Is there a printed plat book for Price County, Wisconsin?
Whether a current printed edition exists for Price County varies; the free online map covering Park Falls and the rest of the county is the dependable option.
Where do property lines run on a Price County, WI lot?
Pull up the tract on the Price County map, copy its legal description, and compare it with the deed. Exact corners take a surveyor.
How do hunters use the Price County parcel map?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Clifford; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
Open the official Price County, WI parcel map Price 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.