Blog · October 14, 2026 · Virginia
Using a Richmond city Plat Book today
Around Newland, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Richmond city, VA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Richmond city plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, popular with hunters, farmers and buyers near US Route 360. In this county guide: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current around Newland.
Tracking down a Richmond city plat book
For a home near US Route 360, plat books are commercial atlases, that map ownership across the countryside, usually township by township.
The viewer Richmond city publishes
Your first stop is the VGIN Virginia Parcels map; it maps every tax parcel around Newland and Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. For acreage around US Route 360, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a parcel near US Route 360, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; every clerk in the county asks for it first.
Reading the legal description
Older tracts around US Route 360 are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around US Route 360 are typically described by lot and block, making them easier to find. Write down the legal description for the tract near Farnham for any title or survey request.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near Newland township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Who handles what
Recorded documents for a parcel near US Route 360 come from the Clerk of the Circuit Court, sometimes only in person. Building or septic questions for a lot near US Route 360 are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Farnham, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Farnham is a good backup.
What the map can't tell you
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not surveyed, so the edge of a yard near US Route 360 often sits a few yards off the line on screen. Owner names and values update on a schedule, so a recent sale near US Route 360 might lag behind.
Recorded documents worth pulling
When the details count, request the recorded deed from the Clerk of the Circuit Court; the parcel map near US Route 360 only summarizes it. Out toward US Route 360, use the document number listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
Getting your bearings
Other places on the map include Warsaw, Farnham, Lyells, and Newland. Roughly 229,247 people call Richmond city home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 60 square miles. The county dates to 1692, so old deeds can run back a long way for land near Lyells. Places such as Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial around US Route 360.
Finding a printed edition
Libraries near US Route 360 sometimes keep past atlases, which helps when tracing a farm's history.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Richmond city borders Chesterfield County and Henrico County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near US Route 360 may be split in two county records, so open the neighboring map too. Out toward US Route 360, the Platbookmapper state page lists every neighboring county map across Virginia.
The free online alternative
Click a parcel near US Route 360 for owner and acreage, and save it for your own township pages.
Why people still buy them
Buyers and seed dealers around US Route 360 rely on them to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Two kinds of plat
For property near Lyells, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the Clerk of the Circuit Court is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Frequently asked
Who sells plat books near Farnham?
Usually, editions come and go.
Are old plat books online in Richmond city?
In and around US Route 360, libraries and historical societies hold older editions; availability varies.
How accurate are plat book acreages in Richmond city?
For most people, atlas drawings near US Route 360 are simplified.
Plat book or parcel viewer in Richmond city?
For a parcel near Farnham, the VGIN Virginia Parcels map is free and updated more often; many people use both.
Is there an app for the parcel map near US Route 360?
Closer to Lyells, most viewers run in a mobile browser, though rural signal can drop.
Open the official Richmond city, VA 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.