Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Sullivan County Plat Book: finding and using one
On ground around Eagles Mere, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Sullivan County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Sullivan County plat book? A plat book shows owners and tract lines on township pages, useful for farms near Loyalsock Creek. In this Sullivan County guide: what's in a plat book, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
Getting started with the Sullivan County plat book
Around Dushore, plat books are commercial atlases, that map ownership across the countryside, page by page across the county.
Getting to the right map
Go first to the Sullivan County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel from Bernice to Forksville. If you only know roughly where the land is, follow the nearest road on the aerial and click the parcel itself, and that holds around Laporte too. On ground around Muncy Creek, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; each office in the county will want it.
Printing your own
Print parcel views near Eagles Mere township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Editions and availability
Editions come and go depending on publishers, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Fishing Creek.
The free online alternative
The Sullivan County ArcGIS parcel map is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
What the map can't tell you
For property near Bernice, acreage on the record is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor can set the real lines on the ground. Out toward Dushore, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Getting answers from the right desk
For assessment questions about property around Muncy Creek belong with the county assessment office, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Muncy Creek go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Common uses
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Eagles Mere use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Two kinds of plat
On ground around Muncy Creek, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the Recorder of Deeds is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Places you'll see on the map
Laporte holds the county offices, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Dushore, Eagles Mere, Forksville, and Bedford Corners, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 5,834 people call Sullivan County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 450 square miles. The county dates to 1847, so old deeds can run back a long way, at least around Beech Glen. Features like Loyalsock Creek, Muncy Creek, and Ricketts Glen State Park help you orient on the aerial.
Neighboring parcel maps
Sullivan County touches Bradford County, Columbia County, Luzerne County, Lycoming County, and Wyoming County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Dushore that runs to the line may show up in two county records, so open the adjacent map as well. For property near Eagles Mere, the Platbookmapper state page links each bordering county map across Pennsylvania.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Eagles Mere, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Loyalsock Creek keeps working without signal.
Where the recorded documents are
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Campbellville are kept by the Recorder of Deeds. Long-held tracts around Beech Glen may trace back through many deeds, and a title company earns its fee if money is changing hands.
How land is described here
Rural deeds near Bethel are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around Loyalsock Creek usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, which is simpler to follow. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Dushore before you request a deed or survey.
Quick answers
Can I use a plat book for a boundary near Eagles Mere?
If the land is near Bernice, recorded plats are legal documents at the Recorder of Deeds, and plat books are references; use a surveyor for lines.
Where can I find old plat books near Eagles Mere?
Around Eagles Mere, libraries and historical societies hold older editions.
Who sells plat books in Sullivan County?
Good question; the extension office or courthouse near Dushore usually knows; ask local offices.
Plat book or parcel viewer near Bedford Corners?
For most people, the viewer covers town lots near Bedford Corners too; a printed atlas is still handy offline.
What's the tax parcel number used for near Eagles Mere?
It's the number the county assessment office uses to track a tract near Bernice; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Sullivan County, PA 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.