Blog · October 14, 2026 · Missouri
Sunset Hills Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
A recorded plat shows how land near Crestwood was divided into lots.
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When a deed near Fenton says lot and block, you'll need the Sunset Hills plat map to make sense of it. What this Sunset Hills guide covers: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and what to look for on the sheet.
The Sunset Hills plat map: start here
For a subdivision near Lakeshire, the deed usually cites the plat; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
The viewer St. Louis County publishes
Your first stop is the St. Louis County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every tax parcel from Kirkwood to Fenton. Near Crestwood, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For a parcel near Lakeshire, the parcel card usually lists the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and often a sale date.
Legal descriptions in Missouri
Missouri is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Lakeshire is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Lakeshire odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Lakeshire when you talk to a surveyor.
Where Sunset Hills fits in
Sunset Hills sits in St. Louis County, Missouri, and the county assessor maps its lots. If you're looking near Fenton, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities inside its limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the city limits out by Crestwood usually follows county rules instead.
Plat map vs. parcel map
When the two disagree for a lot near Fenton, go with the plat and a surveyor's work.
Next door to St. Louis County
In and around Lakeshire, st. Louis County borders Madison County, IL, Monroe County, IL, St. Clair County, IL, Franklin County, and Jefferson County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Kirkwood may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map too. Closer to Grantwood Village, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map across Missouri.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Grantwood Village, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Grantwood Village helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Which office to call
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Fenton sit in the index kept by the Recorder of Deeds, usually searchable by name or document number. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Grantwood Village are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Metes and bounds instead
Rural land near Kirkwood that was never subdivided may have no plat at all; look for a recorded survey for land near Oakland.
Getting your bearings
For property near Grantwood Village, clayton serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Fenton, Crestwood, Grantwood Village, and Kirkwood. On ground around Crestwood, around 987,059 people call St. Louis County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across about 508 square miles. St. Louis County dates to 1812, and some chains of title near Lakeshire are long. Places such as Spanish Lake Park and Babler State Park are easy to spot when you zoom out from Lakeshire.
Backing up the map with records
Before you sign anything, pull the recorded deed from the Recorder of Deeds; the parcel line is a drawing of it, whether the land is near Crestwood or elsewhere in the county. Inherited tracts around Fenton may sit on many deeds, so a title company can sort it out if money is changing hands.
Lots, blocks and easements
Easements on the plat near Grantwood Village can block a shed or pool; read the notes on the sheet.
When a plat changes
An amended plat may change lots around Kirkwood, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations near Grantwood Village show up in the records too.
Ordering the Sunset Hills plat map
In and around Lakeshire, many recorder offices offer an online index, while others require a visit or a request; small fees are common.
Limits of the parcel data
Acreage on the record is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor can set the real lines on land around Crestwood. In and around Grantwood Village, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Sunset Hills: common questions
How do I read lot and block in Sunset Hills?
For a parcel near Grantwood Village, lot and block refer to a numbered lot within a block on a recorded subdivision plat, so pull that plat for dimensions.
What is a replat for land near Kirkwood?
Combining or splitting lots near Crestwood usually needs a recorded plat change; ask staff about the process.
Are old plats online in Sunset Hills?
Good question; older plats near Oakland may be on film or paper; call before you visit.
Where can I find the Sunset Hills plat map?
For a parcel near Lakeshire, copies come from the Recorder of Deeds, often through an online index.
Who do I call about a parcel near Grantwood Village?
For land near Fenton, assessment goes to the County Assessor and deeds to the Recorder of Deeds; planning offices cover zoning near Grantwood Village
Open the official St. Louis County, MO 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.