Blog · October 14, 2026 · Idaho
Shoshone County Plat Book: finding and using one
If you're looking near Cataldo, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
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Want a copy of the Shoshone County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, useful for farms near Coeur d'Alene National Forest. Covered here for Shoshone County: what's in a plat book, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
Getting started with the Shoshone County plat book
For a tract near Big Creek, a plat book is a privately published atlas, with owner names on each tract, usually township by township.
Pulling up a parcel
Begin with the Shoshone County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers each assessed parcel around Pinehurst and Avery. Without an address in hand, follow Interstate 90 on the aerial and select the outline. With a lot near Avery, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
Where to look for one
Libraries near Coeur d'Alene National Forest sometimes keep past atlases, useful for family or title research.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Kellogg come from the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder), often with an online index. Questions about what you can build around Osburn go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Why people still buy them
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Coeur d'Alene National Forest use plat books to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Using the parcel viewer instead
Between printed editions, the Shoshone County ArcGIS parcel map shows current owners, including rural land around Smelterville.
Where the recorded documents are
With a lot near Cataldo, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder). For a tract near Coeur d'Alene National Forest, have ready the instrument number listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
Making your own township pages
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Coeur d'Alene National Forest and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Coeur d'Alene National Forest, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Pinehurst with its ID is a good backup.
Limits of the parcel data
Listed acreage is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor can set the real lines for a parcel near Smelterville. For property near Pinehurst, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Getting your bearings
Wallace serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Kellogg, Mullan, Osburn, and Pinehurst. About 14,026 people call Shoshone County home (Census estimate, 2023) across some 2,637 square miles. The county was organized in 1864, so old deeds can run back a long way for land near Coeur d'Alene National Forest. Features like Clearwater National Forest help you orient on the aerial.
Reading the legal description
Idaho uses the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Big Creek cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Silverton vary in size. Keep the legal description for land near Calder before you request a deed or survey.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Shoshone County meets Benewah County, Bonner County, Clearwater County, Kootenai County, and Latah County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Kellogg may show up across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map too. For a home near Cataldo, our state page lists every bordering county map for Idaho.
Not the same thing
Don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: recorded plats near Avery are filed with the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder), while the atlas is a reference.
Frequently asked
Are old plat books online near Cataldo?
Usually, state archives near Coeur d'Alene National Forest may have copies; availability varies.
Are plat book lines exact near Avery?
For a parcel near Mullan, plat book acreage and lines are approximate.
Who sells plat books around Smelterville?
The extension office or courthouse near Wallace usually knows; ask local offices.
Is a plat book legal proof in Shoshone County?
Closer to Cataldo, a survey sets boundaries, not an atlas.
Which office handles records for land near Coeur d'Alene National Forest?
For a parcel near Pinehurst, values are the County Assessor's job; recorded documents belong to the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder), while zoning questions go to planning
Open the official Shoshone County, ID 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.