Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nebraska
The Chase County Township Map: a Nebraska guide
Civil and survey townships in Chase County, with the free map, starting near Wauneta.
Main page: Chase County, NE GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Chase County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Chase County township map search near Wauneta often starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. The free Chase County parcel viewer and the parcel record most often display both.
How to use the Chase County township map
A township name on a county tax record refers to the civil township where the land near Champion sits. Separately, Nebraska land near Champion sits on the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Opening the Chase County parcel viewer
For land around Champion, open the Chase County Beacon site (Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform); it is the map Chase 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 near Imperial. If the official address for the Chase County, NE map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Imperial and the rest of the county.
Near the Chase County line
Chase County borders Phillips County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Dundy County, Hayes County, and Perkins County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Nebraska page links each map neighboring Chase County.
The lay of the land around Imperial
From Imperial, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Wauneta. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Champion and Enders, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Chase County had an estimated 3,724 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 894 square miles. Outside Champion, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Landforms such as the Sand Hills shape where roads and homesites fall in Chase County. Chase County was organized in 1873, so deeds for older farms near Imperial can run back a long way.
Seeing township lines on the Chase County map
Open the Chase County Beacon site and look in the layer list for township or municipal boundaries; click a parcel near Champion and the record often names the township. Copy the section-township-range from the Chase County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
How the survey grid is numbered
For land around Imperial, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Champion are read from the end: locate the last quarter named first, then work inward. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Chase County.
Township records near Imperial
Township names on a historical atlas of Chase County can help when a family deed near Champion uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Chase County don't always follow township lines near Champion, so check each one separately.
Work and land use in Chase County
County Business Patterns counted 172 business establishments in Chase County for 2022, led by retail trade, wholesale trade, and other services. Wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products) and motor vehicle and parts dealers make up an above-average share of Chase County businesses, a clue to how land around Wauneta gets used.
Where Chase County land records are kept
Deeds and plats behind the Chase County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Chase County website names which office that is. Copy the parcel ID and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Wauneta.
Why the township matters
For a parcel near Imperial, township lines affect tax bills, local permits and voting precincts, so look it up before you call about land near Enders. Assessment and tax districts in Chase County are often tied to the township, so two neighboring parcels near Champion can carry different rates.
Chase County township map questions
How many acres is a section in Chase County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Chase County; real sections vary a bit because of survey corrections.
Does a Chase County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in Chase County don't always match; the parcel record displays the township for taxes.
What is a survey township in Chase County?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Chase County land.
Does the Chase County GIS map display township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Chase County map.
Open the official Chase County, NE parcel map Chase 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.