Blog · October 14, 2026 · Minnesota
Benton County Township Map (Minnesota)
Civil and survey townships in Benton County, with the free map, starting near Foley.
Main page: Benton County, MN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Benton County facts and neighboring maps).
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If a deed near St. Cloud mentions a township, or a tax bill names one, the Benton County township map is how you track down it on the ground. This guide covers the free Benton County, MN options and how to read them.
What a Benton County township map lists
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near St. Cloud depend on Minnesota law. The survey township cited in deeds near Royalton comes from the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Step one: the free Benton County viewer
For land around Gilman, open the Benton County Beacon site (Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform); it is the map Benton County itself publishes. In the county version, the search page takes an owner, an address or a parcel ID, and each report links back to the map view for the tract close to Sartell. Our Benton County, MN page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Gilman in one place.
Using the Benton County parcel viewer as a Benton County township map
On the Benton County Beacon site, the parcel record for a tract close to Royalton generally lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. Copy the section-township-range from the Benton County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
Reading sections near Sauk Rapids
On a grid map of Benton County, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the sequence zigzags row by row to section 36. Aliquot descriptions for land near Brennyville are read from the end: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Foley may not be exactly 640 acres.
Township records near Rice
Older deeds near Rice may name a township differently than today's Benton County records, so compare the legal description too. Road maintenance questions near Brennyville depend on whether a road is a state, county or local road, so ask the county highway office if you're unsure.
Work and land use in Benton County
Benton County's 2022 business count was 968 establishments, with construction, health care and social assistance, and other services the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Benton County leans toward furniture manufacturing and wood product manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near Royalton.
Getting oriented in Benton County, MN
Town lots cluster around Foley, the county seat, and Gilman, Rice, Royalton, and St. Cloud. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Ronneby, Brennyville, and Duelm, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 408 square miles of land and about 41,600 residents (2023 estimate) make up Benton County. The Benton County map mixes subdivision lots near Sartell with farm and wooded tracts farther out. Benton County was organized in 1849, so deeds for older farms near Royalton can run back a long way.
Neighboring maps around Benton County
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, and Sherburne County as well. Our Minnesota page links each map neighboring Benton County.
Where Benton County land records are kept
Deeds and plats behind the Benton County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Benton County website names which office that is. Easements and access rights near Rice live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Why the township matters
For a parcel near Royalton, township lines decide which local office you deal with, so check the record before assuming. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Brennyville.
Benton County, MN: common questions
How do I track down what township a property in Benton County is in?
Look up the address on the Benton County parcel map and read the township field, or turn on township boundaries.
What is a boundary survey township in Benton County?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Benton County land.
Does a Benton County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in Benton County do not always match; the parcel record lists the township for taxes.
How big is a quarter section near Foley?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Benton County; real sections vary a bit as of survey corrections.
Open the official Benton County, MN parcel map Benton 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.