Blog · October 14, 2026 · Washington
Reading the Selah Plat Map for a lot
A recorded plat shows how land near Tieton was divided into lots.
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When a deed near Yakima says lot and block, look up the Selah plat map it refers to. This Selah guide covers: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Tracking down the Selah plat map
For land around Moxee, the deed usually cites the plat; use it to request a copy.
The free map to start with
Property in and around Tieton are published on the Yakima County parcel viewer, which opens without registering. If the land is near Moxee, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. Out toward Naches, write down the parcel ID before closing the panel; every records desk in the county will want it.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Wapato belong with the County Assessor, which maintains the tax roll. Building or septic questions for a lot near Wapato go to planning, building or health offices, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
When there's no plat
Acreage around Union Gap outside a subdivision is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; look for a recorded survey for land near Tieton.
Getting your bearings
Yakima is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include Union Gap, Moxee, and Naches, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 256,643 people call Yakima County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 4,295 square miles. Yakima County dates to 1865, and some chains of title near Naches are long. Features like Wenatchee National Forest help you orient on the aerial around Tieton.
Before you lean on the lines
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not surveyed, so a fence near Naches often sits several feet off the line on screen. For a tract near Union Gap, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Selah, WA: the basics
Selah is part of Yakima County, Washington, which means parcel data comes from the county. Near Wapato, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Acreage past the city limits out by Wapato generally follows county rules instead.
Replats and vacations
An amended plat may change lots around Wapato, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations near Naches show up in the records too.
How a plat differs from the tax map
If the tax map and plat differ near Tieton, trust the recorded documents over the GIS layer.
Reading the plat sheet
Utility or drainage strips on a lot in Selah limit where you can build or fence; read the notes on the sheet.
Neighboring parcel maps
Yakima County touches Benton County, Grant County, King County, Kittitas County, and Klickitat County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Naches that runs to the line can show up across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map as well. Around Tieton, our state page links every bordering county map across Washington.
Sections, lots and bearings
Washington follows the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Moxee is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Wapato can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Naches when you talk to a surveyor.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Tieton, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Yakima and its lines is a good backup.
Online indexes and office visits
If the land is near Moxee, many recorder offices offer an online index, while others require a visit or a request; copy fees are usually small.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Yakima are filed with the County Auditor. If the land is near Tieton, use the instrument number shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Selah: common questions
Where can I find the Selah plat map?
Short answer: the County Auditor keeps recorded plats.
How do I read lot and block in Selah?
Short answer: it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Wapato; the deed names the subdivision.
What do the dashed lines on a plat mean near Union Gap?
Near Moxee, recorded plat easements usually show on the sheet; read the plat notes.
What is a replat around Moxee?
For most people, combining or splitting lots near Tieton usually needs a recorded plat change; ask staff about the process.
Can I use the viewer in the field near Tieton?
Out toward Moxee, most viewers run in a mobile browser; screenshots help offline.
Open the official Yakima County, WA 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.