Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nevada
Using a Storey County Plat Book today
In and around Lockwood, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Storey County, NV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Storey County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, useful for farms near Gold Hill. In this Storey County guide: what's in a plat book, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
The Storey County plat book: start here
For acreage around Clark, plat books are commercial atlases, with owner names on each tract, often organized by township.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Lots and tracts near Virginia City Highlands appear on the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, a viewer that needs no account. For property near Lockwood, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For property near Lockwood, copy the parcel ID before closing the panel; each records desk in the county will want it.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Lockwood, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Clark with its ID is a good backup.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Editions come and go depending on publishers, so ask at the courthouse, extension office or a local library near Gold Hill.
What the map can't tell you
Acreage on the record is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor can set the real boundary for a parcel near Clark. For property near Lockwood, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Next door to Storey County
Storey County borders Lyon County, Washoe County, and Carson City, all with their own assessor records. Ground near Gold Hill that runs to the line may show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map as well. Near Gold Hill, our state page links each bordering county map across Nevada.
Places you'll see on the map
Virginia City holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Clark, Gold Hill, Lockwood, and Virginia City Highlands. About 4,177 people live in this county (Census estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 264 square miles for land near Virginia City Highlands. Storey County dates to 1861, which matters when you trace an old farm's title.
Who uses plat books
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Virginia City Highlands use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
How land is described here
Nevada is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Lockwood reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Lockwood odd-sized. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Clark before you request a deed or survey.
Getting answers from the right desk
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Gold Hill looks off are handled by the County Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Building or septic questions for a lot near Clark go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Backing up the map with records
For acreage around Lockwood, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the County Recorder. For property near Virginia City Highlands, bring the instrument number listed on the parcel record so staff can find the deed fast.
The free online alternative
For current names, use the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, for tracts near Virginia City.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near Lockwood township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Atlas or legal document
Don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: recorded plats near Gold Hill are filed with the County Recorder, while the atlas is a reference.
Quick answers
Is a plat book legal proof in Storey County?
Closer to Gold Hill, a plat book is a privately published atlas; use a surveyor for lines.
How accurate are plat book acreages near Lockwood?
It depends, but atlas drawings near Clark are simplified; they're good for orientation.
Who sells plat books in Storey County?
For a tract near Lockwood, it depends on whether a publisher has a current edition.
How do I research old landowners around Lockwood?
With a lot near Virginia City Highlands, libraries and historical societies hold older editions.
What's the tax parcel number used for around Virginia City Highlands?
It's the number the County Assessor uses to track a tract near Virginia City; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
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.