Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kentucky
Using a Pulaski County Plat Book today
With a lot near Ferguson, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Pulaski County, KY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Hunting for the latest Pulaski County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, and it's handy for land around Barnesburg. What this county guide covers: how the atlas is organized, where to look for printed copies, and how the county viewer fills the gaps for land near Ferguson.
Tracking down a Pulaski County plat book
In and around Acorn, a plat book is a privately published atlas, that map ownership across the countryside, often organized by township.
The viewer Pulaski County publishes
Go first to the Pulaski County Beacon site; it covers every tax parcel from Ferguson to Alcalde. When a rural tract has no street number, follow Interstate 465 on the aerial and select the outline. If the land is near Burnside, the parcel card usually lists the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Who handles what
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Eubank looks off go to the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA), which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Alcalde are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
A homemade atlas
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Alcalde and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Finding a printed edition
Not every county has a current edition, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Antioch.
Before you lean on the lines
The acreage figure is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary on land around Bandy. Near Burnside, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Sections, lots and bearings
Rural deeds near Science Hill commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Subdivision lots in Bandy are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Science Hill when you talk to a surveyor.
Backing up the map with records
Closer to Alcalde, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the County Clerk. If you're looking near Acorn, have ready the book and page shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Between editions
Between printed editions, the Pulaski County Beacon site shows current owners, including rural land around Ferguson.
Pulaski County in a few facts
Somerset is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Burnside, Eubank, Ferguson, and Science Hill, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 66,191 people call Pulaski County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 658 square miles. The county was formed in 1798, and some chains of title near Barnesburg are long.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Barnesburg, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Somerset and its lines is a good backup.
Neighboring parcel maps
The county borders Casey County, Laurel County, Lincoln County, McCreary County, and Rockcastle County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map around Science Hill. Acreage along the edge near Eubank may be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map as well. For land near Science Hill, the Platbookmapper state page lists each bordering county map for Kentucky.
Not the same thing
For a tract near Ferguson, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the County Clerk is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Why people still buy them
Buyers and seed dealers around Antioch rely on them to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Quick answers
Plat book or parcel viewer in Pulaski County?
The county Beacon site is free and updated more often, especially near Barnesburg.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Ferguson?
Generally, editions come and go.
How do I research old landowners around Science Hill?
With a lot near Antioch, libraries and historical societies hold older editions; availability varies.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat near Somerset?
With a lot near Barnesburg, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Clerk, and plat books are references; check the deed.
Is the parcel map a survey around Ferguson?
If you're looking near Alcalde, parcel lines are tax drawings, not surveys; a survey sets the real corners
Why does the plat book differ from the deed around Science Hill?
Near Ferguson, plat book acreage and lines are approximate; they're good for orientation.
Open the official Pulaski County, KY 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.