How to determine owner of land?

truckjunky87 · Jan 31, 2007, 09:40 AM

How do you go about finding out who the owner of a plot of land is? I've come across some mention of a old mining town that existed from about 1891-1906 but its on private property. I would like to ask for permission to go and look since its up in the mountains and if they are open to it I'd eventually like to do some MD'ing.

**EDDE** · Jan 31, 2007, 09:46 AM

2006 or 2005 plat survey of the county its in ,buy it at the county farm bureau

**RON (PA)** · Jan 31, 2007, 10:21 AM

if you know what city the property is in and an approximate address, you can go to the city hall/tax office. They should have the owner's information. Hope it helps.

**1320** · Feb 04, 2007, 02:53 PM

Where I live, a phone call to the county PVA office will git er done. Sometimes you have to take a Topo map in if the location is really off the beaten path.

**Montana Jim** · Feb 05, 2007, 07:28 AM

In Montana it's all on-line using maps/aerial photos... click and find out who owns what, who is paying the taxes on it, and all other specs... (zoneing, etc...) ... it's awesome!

**gldhntr** · Feb 06, 2007, 07:07 PM

just go over and detect it and dig a hole or three, you will find out who owns it pronto.......

**privet12** · Feb 09, 2007, 10:50 PM

Just what I was thinking mite not be a soul around it for months but if you step out there and start detecting you will have company. Must be some kind of sensors in the ground or something lol.