Blog · October 14, 2026 · Montana
Doing a Yellowstone County Property Owner Search
Property records for land near Custer are a few clicks away.
Main page: Yellowstone County, MT GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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For land around Laurel, the Yellowstone County property owner search returns owner, value and acreage. What this Yellowstone County guide covers: where to search, how to read owner names, and how to confirm with the deed.
Running a Yellowstone County property owner search step by step
When land near Broadview has no street number, pan to it and select the outline.
Getting to the right map
Go first to the Yellowstone County parcel viewer; it covers each tax parcel around Acton and Custer. Without an address in hand, zoom in from Broadview until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want. For property near Huntley, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; each clerk in the county asks for it first.
Neighbors and nearby parcels
Click the parcels around the one near Billings to see who owns the neighboring land; it helps with access and boundary questions.
A word on accuracy
For a parcel near Huntley, acreage on the record is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners on the ground. If you're looking near Custer, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Huntley, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Billings is a good backup.
Trusts, estates and LLCs
For a tract near Ballantine, the owner field shows who the tax bill names, which may be a person, a trust, a company or an estate. "Estate of" on a record near Huntley usually means title hasn't passed yet after a death, and the executor handles questions.
Values and taxes
The record for a parcel near Custer often lists value and tax amounts; the Montana Department of Revenue sets values and the treasurer or collector bills taxes.
Places you'll see on the map
Billings is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Laurel, Broadview, Acton, and Ballantine, each with its own cluster of lots. About 170,843 people live in Yellowstone County (Census estimate, 2023) across roughly 2,633 square miles. Yellowstone County was formed in 1883, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Places such as Pompeys Pillar National Monument help you orient on the aerial around Lockwood.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For a home near Custer, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the County Clerk and Recorder. In and around Lockwood, older tracts in the county may go back through several deeds, so a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Getting answers from the right desk
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Billings are handled by the Montana Department of Revenue, which maintains the tax roll. Building or septic questions for a lot near Pompeys Pillar National Monument go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Neighboring parcel maps
Yellowstone County meets Big Horn County, Carbon County, Golden Valley County, Musselshell County, and Rosebud County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Lockwood can be split across two assessors' files, so check the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. In and around Lockwood, our state page links every neighboring county map for Montana.
Sections, lots and bearings
Montana is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Ballantine is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Pompeys Pillar National Monument vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Laurel when you talk to a surveyor.
Deeds behind the record
Closer to Custer, the parcel record is not proof of title; for that, pull the deed from the County Clerk and Recorder.
Writing to an owner
A polite note sent to the tax-bill address is the usual way to reach an owner about a tract near Billings.
Yellowstone County: common questions
Is the parcel record proof of ownership for land near Laurel?
Closer to Lockwood, the recorded deed is the proof, not the parcel record; the viewer is just an index.
Who is the registered agent for an LLC owner near Pompeys Pillar National Monument?
With a lot near Broadview, the state business entity search names a registered agent for most LLCs, so write to that address about the parcel.
Why is a deceased person listed as owner around Pompeys Pillar National Monument?
For a tract near Acton, probate may still be open; the probate court record names them.
Can I find a property owner for free around Ballantine?
Owner names near Laurel are public record; people-search sites aren't needed.
What's the tax parcel number used for in Yellowstone County?
The parcel ID identifies one tax parcel near Billings; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Yellowstone County, MT 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.