Blog · October 14, 2026 · South Dakota
Butte County Township Map in South Dakota
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Belle Fourche.
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A Butte County township map search near Fruitdale commonly starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. Here's how to see township lines for Butte County, South Dakota, on free official maps.
What a Butte County township map shows
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Belle Fourche depend on South Dakota law. Separately, South Dakota land near Belle Fourche follows the federal survey grid, where a fresh survey township is about 6 miles square; each holds 36 sections, so a farm near Arpan may span two.
Opening the Butte County parcel viewer
Butte County publishes its parcels on the District III regional GIS map, which runs on the District III planning district web GIS, free to use for a lot in Newell or a parcel near Fruitdale. Most people find their Butte County tract fastest by searching an address in Fruitdale, then clicking the outline. Bookmark our Butte County page too; it tracks the official South Dakota link if it moves and lists the maps around Newell.
Using the Butte County parcel viewer as a Butte County township map
Open the District III regional GIS map and look in the layer list for township or municipal boundaries; click a parcel near Belle Fourche and the record commonly names the township. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Butte County record.
Reading sections near Nisland
Near Nisland, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Aliquot descriptions for land near Arpan are read from the end: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the county grid. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Butte County.
Township records near Newell
Township names on a historical atlas of Butte County can help when a family deed near Fruitdale uses an old place name. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Newell is the one that counts.
Work and land use in Butte County
Butte County's 2022 business count was 378 establishments, with construction, retail trade, and other services the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Butte County leans toward wood product manufacturing and motor vehicle and parts dealers, which shapes demand for land near Fruitdale.
Butte County at a glance
Belle Fourche is the county seat, and Newell, Fruitdale, and Nisland are among the other towns on the county map. Smaller places such as Vale, Arpan, and Castle Rock appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Butte County at about 10,863 residents in 2023 on roughly 2,250 square miles of land. Outside Newell, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. With a founding date of 1883, Butte County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Neighboring maps around Butte County
Butte County borders Carter County, MT, Harding County, Lawrence County, Meade County, and Perkins County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Every map bordering Butte County is listed on our South Dakota directory.
Butte County land records
The parcel layer for Butte County points back to recorded deeds and plats, kept by the county's recording office (its title varies by state). A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the fastest way to request the document for a lot in Belle Fourche.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Nisland
Township lines near Belle Fourche can matter more than the mailing town, so look it up well before you call about land near Arpan. Assessment and tax districts in Butte County are commonly tied to the township, so two neighboring parcels near Belle Fourche can carry different rates.
Butte County township map questions
How many acres is a section in Butte County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Butte County; real sections vary a bit as of survey corrections.
Which township is my house near Belle Fourche in?
Click the parcel on the District III regional GIS map; the Butte County record most commonly names the township.
What is a fresh survey township in Butte County?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Butte County land.
Does a Butte County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in Butte County do not always match; the parcel record shows the township for taxes.
Open the official Butte County, SD parcel map Butte 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.