Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
The Bottineau County Plat Book and the online parcel map
Near Kramer, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Bottineau County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the Bottineau County plat book? A plat book shows owners and tract lines on township pages, useful for farms near Gardena. In this county guide: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current for land near Omemee.
The Bottineau County plat book: start here
If the land is near Russell, a plat book is a privately published atlas, with owner names on each tract, page by page across the county.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Your first stop is the Bottineau County Beacon site; it covers every assessed parcel in the county, Carbury included. If you're looking near Lansford, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a tract near Lansford, copy the parcel ID before closing the panel; each office in the county will want it.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Antler, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Roth helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Neighboring parcel maps
The county borders McHenry County, Pierce County, Renville County, and Rolette County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map around Landa. Ground near Kramer that runs to the line can be split in two county records, so look at the adjacent map as well. Closer to Roth, our state page lists each neighboring county map for North Dakota.
Why people still buy them
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Lansford use plat books for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Which office to call
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Carbury sit in the index kept by the County Recorder, sometimes only in person. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Carbury are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
How land is described here
North Dakota is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Maxbass is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Maxbass before you request a deed or survey.
A word on accuracy
Listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on land around Lake Metigoshe State Park. Closer to Lake Metigoshe State Park, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Printing your own
Print parcel views near Russell township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Where to look for one
Not every county has a current edition, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Maxbass.
Between editions
The Bottineau County Beacon site is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
Places you'll see on the map
Bottineau serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Antler, Gardena, Kramer, and Landa, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 6,349 people live in this county (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over some 1,669 square miles, especially near Lake Metigoshe State Park. Bottineau County dates to 1873, so old deeds can run back a long way. Features like Lake Metigoshe State Park make handy reference points on the map.
Two kinds of plat
For a home near Russell, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the County Recorder is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Where the recorded documents are
For anything that matters, get the recorded deed through the County Recorder; the parcel map near Lansford only summarizes it. Long-held tracts near Landa can go back through a long string of deeds, and a title company is worth hiring on a real sale.
Frequently asked
Where can I find old plat books near Kramer?
With a lot near Kramer, libraries and historical societies hold older editions.
Where can I buy a plat book for land near Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge?
For a parcel near Kramer, it depends on whether a publisher has a current edition; ask local offices.
Should I use the Bottineau County Beacon site instead?
In most cases, the Bottineau County Beacon site is free and updated more often.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat in Bottineau County?
For a home near Landa, a plat book is a privately published atlas; check the deed.
Which office handles records for land near Roth?
In and around Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge, values are the Director of Tax Equalization's job; recorded documents belong to the County Recorder, while zoning questions go to planning
Open the official Bottineau County, ND parcel map See it 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.