Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
The Clay County Township Map: a Kansas guide
Civil and survey townships in Clay County, with the free map, starting near Vining.
Main page: Clay County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Clay County facts and neighboring maps).
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Townships organize a lot of rural life near Wakefield, from road upkeep to how land is described, and a Clay County township map shows their lines. Below we sort out the kinds of townships in Clay County and where to see each one.
What a Clay County township map shows
A township name on a county tax record refers to the civil township where the land near Green sits. Rural land in Clay County follows the federal survey grid, in which each township is about 36 square miles; each holds 36 sections, so a farm near Ladysmith may span two.
Opening the Clay County parcel viewer
The county's own public map is the ORKA parcel viewer, built on a parcel platform shared by many Kansas counties, and it opens without an account for parcels in Green and the rest of the county. Pick Clay County on the ORKA start page, then search an address in Green or click a tract outside town. Our Clay County, KS page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Vining in one place.
Using the Clay County parcel viewer as a Clay County township map
The ORKA parcel viewer is the quickest Clay County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Ladysmith. Some Clay County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which helps when a deed near Green cites T and R numbers.
Reading sections near Longford
For land around Green, section 1 sits in the northeast corner of a boundary survey township, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Quarter-quarter descriptions in Clay County are read from the end: find the last quarter named first, then work inward. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Green may not be exactly 640 acres.
Old names and overlapping districts in Clay County
If a county deed near Ladysmith cites a township that no longer appears on the map, the county recorder can usually explain the change. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Clay County don't always follow township lines near Longford, so check each one separately.
Work and land use in Clay County
Clay County's 2022 business count was 260 establishments, with retail trade, other services, and construction the largest groups. Wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products) and truck transportation make up an above-average share of Clay County businesses, a clue to how land around Green gets used.
The lay of the land around Clay Center
From Clay Center, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Wakefield, Clifton, Morganville, and Green. Smaller places such as Idana, Industry, and Ladysmith appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Clay County had an estimated 8,007 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 645 square miles. Beyond the town lots in Clay Center, expect big rural parcels across the county. Clay County was organized in 1857, so deeds for older farms near Wakefield can run back a long way.
Near the Clay County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Cloud County, Dickinson County, Geary County, Ottawa County, and Riley County all border it. Our Kansas page links each map neighboring Clay County.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Longford
In Clay County, township boundaries can matter more than the mailing town, so look it up well before you call about land near Ladysmith. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Ladysmith.
Clay County township map questions
Which township is my house near Wakefield in?
Click the parcel on the ORKA parcel viewer; the Clay County record usually names the township.
Why is my mailing address in Wakefield but my township different?
Postal service areas around Wakefield cross township lines, so the two commonly differ.
Does the Clay County GIS map display township lines?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Clay Center.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Wakefield?
They locate land near Wakefield on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
How big is a quarter section near Clay Center?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Clay Center is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
Open the official Clay County, KS parcel map Clay 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.