Blog · October 14, 2026 · Alabama
Troy Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
A recorded plat shows how land near Banks was divided into lots.
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If a legal description for land in Troy cites a lot number, the Troy plat map is where those numbers come from. This Troy guide covers: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and the details that matter to buyers.
Getting started with the Troy plat map
For a subdivision near Goshen, look for the plat book reference on the parcel record; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
The viewer Pike County publishes
Your first stop is the AlabamaGIS / Flagship GIS - Pike County Revenue Commission public GIS; it maps every assessed parcel around Goshen and Brundidge. For a parcel near Banks, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. If the land is near Banks, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and often a sale date.
Troy, AL: the basics
Troy is part of Pike County, Alabama, and the county assessor maps its lots. As the county seat, Troy hosts the courthouse, so deeds and plats are filed in town. For land near Banks, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Land beyond the town limits near Banks generally follows county rules instead.
When a plat changes
An amended plat may change lots around Goshen, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; vacated streets or alleys also get recorded.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed through the Judge of Probate (probate office); the parcel map near Banks only summarizes it. Long-held tracts around Goshen can go back through several deeds, and a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Banks come from the Judge of Probate (probate office), usually searchable by name or document number. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Brundidge are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Plat map vs. parcel map
The AlabamaGIS / Flagship GIS - Pike County Revenue Commission public GIS draws parcels for taxes, whereas the plat carries surveyed dimensions.
Before you lean on the lines
Acreage on the record is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners for a parcel near Brundidge. With a lot near Banks, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Banks, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Banks and its lines keeps working without signal.
Reading the plat sheet
Recorded easements around Goshen stay with the land when it sells; check the plat notes and any covenants.
Getting a copy
For land near Banks, many recorder offices offer an online index, while others require a visit or a request; small fees are common.
Neighboring parcel maps
Pike County touches Barbour County, Bullock County, Coffee County, Crenshaw County, and Dale County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Brundidge that runs to the line can show up in two county records, so open the neighboring map too. On ground around Brundidge, the Platbookmapper state page lists each bordering county map for Alabama.
Places you'll see on the map
Troy is the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Banks, Brundidge, and Goshen, each with its own cluster of lots. About 33,137 people live in Pike County (Census estimate, 2023) spread over some 672 square miles. Pike County was formed in 1821, and some chains of title near Brundidge are long.
Legal descriptions in Alabama
Alabama uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Banks is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Brundidge can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Goshen when you talk to a surveyor.
Land outside a subdivision
Acreage around Goshen outside a subdivision is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; the deed and any recorded survey describe it instead.
Quick answers
Are old plats online in Troy?
The Judge of Probate (probate office) can say what's available; call before you visit.
What is a lot and block description around Banks?
For land near Goshen, lot and block refer to a numbered lot within a block on a recorded subdivision plat; the deed names the subdivision.
Who has recorded plats for land near Brundidge?
Good question; recorded plats near Banks are filed with the Judge of Probate (probate office); small copy fees are common.
What is a replat for land near Brundidge?
For most people, combining or splitting lots near Brundidge usually needs a recorded plat change.
What's a legal description in Troy?
In and around Goshen, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Pike County, AL 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.