Blog · October 14, 2026 · Georgia
The Union County Plat Book and the online parcel map
For acreage around Ivy Log, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Union County, GA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Union County plat book? A plat book shows owners and tract lines on township pages, popular with hunters, farmers and buyers near Chattahoochee National Forest. What this Union County guide covers: what's in a plat book, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current.
Tracking down a Union County plat book
Out toward Suches, a plat book is a privately published atlas, with owner names on each tract, usually township by township.
The free map to start with
Go first to the Union County qPublic map; it covers every tax parcel from Chattahoochee National Forest to Suches. In and around Suches, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For a tract near Ivy Log, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Editions and availability
Editions come and go depending on publishers, check with local offices and farm stores near Ivy Log.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
Before you sign anything, get the recorded deed from the Clerk of Superior Court; the viewer just points to it, and that holds around Ivy Log too. Long-held tracts around Ivy Log can go back through many deeds, and a title company can sort it out before a purchase.
Land on the county line
The county borders Fannin County, Lumpkin County, Towns County, White County, and Cherokee County, NC, and each of those keeps its own parcel map around Chattahoochee National Forest. Acreage along the edge near Ivy Log may show up in two county records, so open the adjacent map as well. If the land is near Suches, our state page links each bordering county map for Georgia.
Who uses plat books
Buyers and seed dealers around Ivy Log rely on them for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Using the parcel viewer instead
The Union County qPublic map is updated more often than any atlas, including rural land around Chattahoochee National Forest.
Legal descriptions in Georgia
Rural deeds near Choestoe commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Subdivision lots in Ivy Log usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, making them easier to find. Write down the legal description for the tract near Chattahoochee National Forest when you talk to a surveyor.
Not the same thing
Closer to Chattahoochee National Forest, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the Clerk of Superior Court is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Getting your bearings
Blairsville is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Choestoe, Ivy Log, Suches, and Chattahoochee National Forest, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 27,124 people live in Union County (Census estimate, 2023) on about 322 square miles. The county was organized in 1832, and some chains of title near Choestoe are long. Features like Chattahoochee National Forest make handy reference points on the map.
A homemade atlas
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Ivy Log and keep them in a binder for the truck.
What the map can't tell you
Near Ivy Log, listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on the ground. If you're looking near Ivy Log, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Chattahoochee National Forest, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Choestoe with its ID keeps working without signal.
Getting answers from the right desk
For assessment questions about property around Ivy Log go to the county Board of Tax Assessors, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Choestoe go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Questions about the Union County plat book
Should I use the Union County qPublic map instead?
Good question; the Union County qPublic map is free and updated more often; many people use both.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Chattahoochee National Forest?
Usually, editions come and go.
How do I research old landowners for land near Ivy Log?
For property near Chattahoochee National Forest, libraries and historical societies hold older editions; availability varies.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat near Ivy Log?
For property near Blairsville, a survey sets boundaries, not an atlas.
What's the tax parcel number used for for land near Chattahoochee National Forest?
It's the number the county Board of Tax Assessors uses to track a tract near Chattahoochee National Forest; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Union County, GA 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.