Blog · October 14, 2026 · Idaho
Benewah County Land For Sale (Idaho)
How to track down and vet open land around Plummer with the free Benewah County parcel map before you make an offer.
Main page: Benewah County, ID GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Benewah County facts and neighboring maps).
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Listings show the pretty side of Benewah County land for sale; the county records show access, acreage, owner and taxes for ground near Plummer. This guide uses the official Benewah County map and public records to vet a tract before you make an offer.
This page covers the Benewah County search, a due-diligence checklist for rural ground near Fernwood, and the documents that confirm what a seller says.
How to use the Benewah County land for sale
Vacant ground in Benewah County stands out on the Benewah County ArcGIS parcel map: click open tracts close to St. Maries and check whether the assessed improvement value is zero. Recent sales on the county record give a rough sense of what land near Fernwood has changed hands for, although a sale price sometimes covers more than the dirt.
Finding the tract on the Benewah County map
Benewah County publishes its parcels on the Benewah County ArcGIS parcel map, which runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map, free to use for a lot in Tensed or a parcel near St. Maries. Use the search box for an address in Tensed or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a parcel near St. Maries. If the official address for the Benewah County, ID map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Tensed and the rest of the county.
Access, flood, zoning and utilities
Start with access for a parcel near St. Maries: make sure the ground near Plummer reaches a public road, or that a recorded easement reaches it. Then check FEMA's Flood Map Service Center for any part of the parcel near Plummer that sits in a mapped flood zone. Check with the office covering St. Maries what permits a homesite would need, before you make an offer.
Taxes and neighbors in Benewah County
Check the annual property tax on the county record for a parcel near Tensed; it is a recurring cost that a listing may not mention. Click the parcels bordering land near Plummer; large neighboring holdings and recent splits both say something about the area.
What the map won't show
Wetlands on rural ground near Fernwood can limit building; the National Wetlands Inventory and a site visit help before you commit in the county. Ask neighbors near Fernwood about drainage, roads in winter and anything else a county listing won't mention.
Work and land use in Benewah County
In 2022 the Census Bureau tallied 263 establishments in Benewah County; construction topped the list. Compared with national shares, Benewah County leans toward forestry and logging and wood product manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near Tensed.
Towns and land across Benewah County
From St. Maries, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Plummer and Tensed. Unincorporated communities in the county, including De Smet, Fernwood, and Parkline, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 777 square miles of land and about 10,369 residents (2023 estimate) make up Benewah County. Outside St. Maries, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Before you buy in Benewah County
Plenty of Benewah County land isn't listed. A short letter to the mailing address on the record for a parcel near Plummer is a usual way to ask whether the landowner would sell. Before closing on land near Plummer, get a title search and consider a survey; the county acreage is a tax figure.
Quick answers for Benewah County
Does every tract in Benewah County have road access?
Look at the parcel near St. Maries on the map and confirm frontage or a recorded easement; buying without access near Plummer is a costly mistake.
How can I track down open lots near Plummer?
Scan the Benewah County ArcGIS parcel map with aerial imagery on and click tracts close to Plummer with no buildings and no improvement value.
Can I buy Benewah County land that isn't listed?
Sometimes; the landowner of a parcel near Fernwood may sell if asked, and the county record gives the mailing address.
Is the acreage on the Benewah County parcel map exact?
Listings and the Benewah County record can disagree; a licensed survey settles the actual acreage.
Can I build on vacant land in Benewah County?
For the lot near Plummer, check zoning, road access and the flood map first, then get answers in writing.
Where can I see recent land sales in Benewah County?
Many county viewers show sales history on the parcel record; compare similar Benewah County tracts and speak with a local appraiser for real value.
Open the official Benewah County, ID parcel map Benewah County 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.