MONROE, Mich. — Who owns Monroe County? Thousands of people have a piece of it, and they are listed in the latest plat book published by the Monroe County Ag Council with Mapping Solutions. The 2018 book is available for purchase for $35 at the Monroe County Extension office located at 963 South Raisinville Road in Monroe. Plat books are also available at the Monroe County Conservation District and Greenstone Farm Credit Services in Monroe, Al’s Implement in Newport, the Farm Bureau office in Ida and at the Ottawa Lake Co-op in Ottawa Lake.
Monroe County plat books make a great Christmas gift for the farmer or landowner who has “everything else.” They will also be sold at the Ag Banquet on Monday, December 2. Premium wall maps are also available. For more information about purchasing a plat book call (734) 260-3442.
This 126-page spiral-bound book features aerial view map pages opposite the standard landownership map pages showing townships and ranges of Monroe County. These landowner maps include the property boundaries for all rural parcels, the name of the owner and the number of acres owned. Also, there is a handy landowner index for easy cross referencing.
In this new edition, you will find information regarding a current government directory and a County Road Map with Index as well as Municipality Maps of Carleton, Estral Beach, Dundee, Luna Pier, Maybee, Milan, Monroe, Petersburg, and South Rockwood. Two new features in the 2018 publication include: a Drainage Map and an Index of the Initialed Parcels for your easy reference. As a bonus there is an explanation of the public land survey system.
This information is valuable to anyone with a need to know who owns land in Monroe County. Prospective or adjoining property owners, hunters, foresters, timber and petroleum industry personnel, emergency services and many others would be interested in having a copy.
Now available….2 digital versions of the Monroe County landowner maps.
1. SmartMap for your smart phone or tablet. A SmartMap allows you to view your location on the map and track real-time movement with the device GPS, you can measure distances and areas as well as add points of interest, photos, position and label names to the map and much more.
2. eBook for your tablet, laptop or PC. This is a digital version of the plat book.
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— Ned Birkey, MSU Extension Educator Emeritus; Spartan Ag
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