The Auditor Books and Pages layer shows the boundaries of the Hamilton County Auditor's Tax Maps Book and Page. These maps act as an index to show property (parcels) throughout Hamilton County, Ohio. The Book numbers correspond to the villages, cities, and townships in the county and are further subdivided into page numbers for each distinct map.
Up until the advent of G.I.S. technology these individual maps were maintained by the Hamilton County Engineer in large books.
Each property in Hamilton County is assigned a parcel number. The first characters of a parcel number reflect the Book and Page to which it belongs.