Blog · October 14, 2026 · South Dakota
Codington County Township Map in South Dakota
How to tell which township a parcel in Codington County sits in, and what that means near Watertown.
Main page: Codington County, SD GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Codington County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Codington County township map answers two different questions around Florence: which local township a property sits in, and where it falls on the survey grid. The free Codington County parcel viewer and the parcel record typically display both.
What a Codington County township map shows
The named townships on a county map are civil townships, and a parcel near Kranzburg belongs to exactly one of them. The survey township cited in deeds near Kranzburg follows the federal survey grid, where a survey township is about 6 miles square, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Search Codington County parcels by owner, address or ID
Codington County publishes its parcels on the Codington County parcel viewer, free to use for a lot in Watertown or a tract near Kranzburg. Click any Codington County parcel near Watertown to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are typically listed. If the official address for the Codington County, SD map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Watertown and the rest of the county.
Using the Codington County parcel viewer as a Codington County township map
On the Codington County parcel viewer, the parcel record for a tract near Kranzburg typically lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Codington County record.
How the survey grid is numbered
Near Florence, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, with the count snaking back and forth to 36 in the southeast. Aliquot descriptions for land near Waverly read backward: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the county grid. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Wallace may not be exactly 640 acres.
Deeds, districts and roads
If a county deed near Waverly cites a township that no longer appears on the map, the county recorder can typically explain the change. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Wallace is the one that counts.
Work and land use in Codington County
County Business Patterns counted 1,202 business establishments in Codington County for 2022, led by retail trade, construction, and other services. Compared with national shares, Codington County leans toward machinery manufacturing and fabricated metal product manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near South Shore.
Towns and land across Codington County
Watertown is the county seat, and Florence, Henry, Kranzburg, and South Shore are among the other towns on the county map. Smaller places such as Waverly, Appleby, and Grover appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 688 square miles of land and about 28,971 residents (2023 estimate) make up Codington County. Outside Wallace, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Neighboring maps around Codington County
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Clark County, Day County, and Deuel County as well. Our South Dakota page links each map neighboring Codington County.
Where Codington County land records are kept
For land near Henry, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to pull the document for a lot in Henry.
Taxes, permits and township lines
Township lines near Florence can matter more than the mailing town, so check the record before assuming. Assessment and tax districts in Codington County are frequently tied to the township, so two neighboring parcels near Florence can carry different rates.
Codington County, SD: common questions
Which township is my house near Watertown in?
Click the parcel on the Codington County parcel viewer; the Codington County record typically names the township.
How big is a quarter section near Kranzburg?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Codington County; real sections vary a bit as of survey corrections.
What is a survey township in Codington County?
They locate land near Watertown on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Does a Codington County mailing town match the township?
Postal service areas around Watertown cross township lines, so the two frequently differ.
Open the official Codington County, SD parcel map Codington 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.