Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nevada
Shopping for Storey County Land for Sale
A little research on a tract near Virginia City goes a long way.
Main page: Storey County, NV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Got your eye on raw land near Virginia City Highlands? Before you call on Storey County land for sale, a half hour with official records pays off. This Storey County guide covers: finding vacant parcels, checking access and acreage, flood and zoning checks, and documents to order before you offer.
Vetting Storey County land for sale: start here
Open tracts on the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer usually carry little or no building value, useful when you scan the area near Gold Hill.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Begin with the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer; it covers every assessed parcel around Lockwood and Virginia City Highlands. In and around Gold Hill, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a home near Virginia City Highlands, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; each records desk in the county will want it.
Land on the county line
Storey County borders Lyon County, Washoe County, and Carson City, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Clark may be split in two county records, so check the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. With a lot near Lockwood, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map for Nevada.
Road frontage and size
Confirm the parcel touches a public road or has a recorded easement, as lenders near Virginia City may balk at no access.
Sections, lots and bearings
Nevada follows the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Gold Hill reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Virginia City can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Virginia City for any title or survey request.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Clark come from the County Recorder, often with an online index. Building or septic questions for a lot near Virginia City Highlands are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
What's under the surface
For a homesite outside Gold Hill without sewer, a perc or soil test matters.
A quick look at the area
Virginia City serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Clark, Gold Hill, Lockwood, and Virginia City Highlands, each with its own cluster of lots. About 4,177 people call Storey County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 264 square miles. Storey County dates to 1861, so old deeds can run back a long way.
On the ground
Walk the land near Virginia City Highlands and look for markers, fences and trails, and check cell signal and internet options; none of that shows on a map.
Mineral and timber rights
In some areas, mineral or timber rights near Clark can be sold separately, which a title search can uncover.
Taxes and land use
Agricultural or forestry tax status near Gold Hill can change after a sale, taxes may rise when it changes hands.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Virginia City Highlands, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Virginia City is a good backup.
Before you lean on the lines
Acreage on the record is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary for a parcel near Virginia City Highlands. For acreage around Virginia City Highlands, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Where the recorded documents are
Around Gold Hill, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the County Recorder. If the land is near Clark, use the instrument number from the tax record to skip a name search.
Questions about the Storey County land for sale
How do I check what land near Virginia City sold for?
If you're looking near Virginia City, an appraiser gives the most reliable value; treat record prices as a starting point.
How do I find land for sale by owner near Gold Hill?
In most cases, use the parcel map to spot open tracts near Clark and write to the owner's mailing address.
Who does soil testing for septic in Storey County?
For a tract near Gold Hill, a soil or perc test is common where there's no sewer.
Is the land buildable around Virginia City?
In most cases, local offices near Gold Hill can say what's allowed; a soil test may be needed.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer for land near Gold Hill?
For a tract near Lockwood, some viewers offer PDF export; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Storey County, NV 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.