Blog · October 14, 2026 · Washington
Yakima Plat Map, Washington: plats and lots
A recorded plat shows how land near Naches was divided into lots.
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When a deed near Naches says lot and block, the Yakima plat map is where those numbers come from. What this Yakima guide covers: where plats are filed, how a plat differs from a parcel map, and the details that matter to buyers.
Tracking down the Yakima plat map
For a lot in Yakima, look for the plat book reference on the parcel record; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Lots and tracts near Selah are published on the Yakima County parcel viewer, free to use and open without a login. In and around Wapato, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a home near Naches, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; each records desk in the county asks for it first.
Yakima County in a few facts
Yakima is the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Union Gap, Selah, Moxee, and Naches. Around 256,643 people live in Yakima County (Census estimate, 2023) on about 4,295 square miles. Yakima County dates to 1865, and some chains of title near Wapato are long. Features like Wenatchee National Forest make handy reference points on the map near Tieton.
How land is described here
Washington uses the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Wapato cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Wapato can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Wapato before you request a deed or survey.
When a plat changes
Lots near Tieton can be combined or reconfigured by a replat, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations near Moxee show up in the records too.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the County Auditor. Long-held tracts near Union Gap may sit on several deeds, and a title company can sort it out before a purchase.
Yakima, WA: the basics
Yakima lies within Yakima County, Washington, and the county assessor maps its lots. Yakima is also the county seat, handy when you need recorded documents. Closer to Wapato, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the city limits out by Union Gap generally falls under county rules rather than the town's.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Yakima County touches Benton County, Grant County, King County, Kittitas County, and Klickitat County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Selah can show up across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map as well. The Platbookmapper state page lists every bordering county map across Washington.
Recorded plat or GIS layer
The Yakima County parcel viewer draws parcels for taxes, while the recorded plat is the legal document.
Getting answers from the right desk
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Tieton are with the County Auditor, sometimes only in person. Questions about what you can build around Moxee go to planning, building or health offices, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Naches, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Union Gap is a good backup.
What a plat shows
For a parcel near Naches, the sheet usually includes lot and block numbers, dimensions and bearings, street rights-of-way and easements.
Getting a copy
For a parcel near Tieton, many recorder offices offer an online index, otherwise call or visit with the reference; small fees are common.
When there's no plat
Rural land near Selah that was never subdivided is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; the deed and any recorded survey describe it instead.
A word on accuracy
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not measured on the ground, so a tree line near Selah often sits several feet off the line on screen. For a parcel near Naches, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Quick answers
Who has recorded plats for land near Selah?
For most people, the County Auditor keeps recorded plats; small copy fees are common.
How do I split a lot in Yakima?
Short answer: combining or splitting lots near Tieton usually needs a recorded plat change; ask staff about the process.
Is a plat map a survey around Naches?
For a parcel near Moxee, a recorded plat is based on a survey, but the GIS map is not; trust the plat when they differ.
What is a lot and block description for land near Moxee?
Good question; it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Selah, so pull that plat for dimensions.
Can I download parcel lines near Tieton?
Most viewers have a print or export tool; include the record panel for the lot near Selah.
Open the official Yakima County, WA 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.