The 2021 Hancock County Land Atlas and Plat Book is available from the Hancock County Farm Bureau. This newest edition published by Rockford Map Publishers is available for purchase for $25 for members and $30 for non-members from the Farm Bureau office – 544 Wabash Ave., Carthage, IL 62321. Plat books may be purchased with a credit card over the phone by calling our office at 217-357-3141.
The plat book accurately displays parcel boundaries, acreage data, roadways, waterways, railways, section lines, municipal boundaries, recreational areas, and includes an index to landowners. A 3D aerial map lies opposite each township parcel map, and is very useful in providing a quick gauge to the use of a particular parcel.
Plat books are a great reference tool for landowners and business owners. It is a necessary reference guide for industries such as agriculture, land development, hunting, real estate, utilities, municipal government, and more.