Blog · October 14, 2026 · South Dakota
Day County Township Map in South Dakota
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Waubay.
Main page: Day County, SD GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Day County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Day County township map search near Butler commonly starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. The free Day County parcel viewer and the parcel record usually show both.
What a Day County township map shows
The named townships on a county map are civil townships, and a parcel near Bristol belongs to exactly one of them. The survey township cited in deeds near Bristol comes from the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles; each holds 36 sections, so a farm near Enemy Swim may span two.
Opening the Day County parcel viewer
The county's own public map is the District III regional GIS map, built on the District III planning district web GIS, and it opens without an account for parcels in Pierpont and the rest of the county. Click any Day County parcel near Pierpont to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are usually listed. Our Day County, SD page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Grenville in one place.
Seeing township lines on the Day County map
On the District III regional GIS map, the parcel record for a tract near Bristol usually lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. Some Day County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which helps when a deed near Grenville cites T and R numbers.
Reading sections near Bristol
For land around Pierpont, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Aliquot descriptions for land near Enemy Swim make sense in reverse: find the last quarter named first, then work inward. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Day County.
Township records near Webster
Township names on a historical atlas of Day County can help when a family deed near Grenville uses an old place name. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Webster is the one that counts.
What drives land use around Webster
County Business Patterns counted 222 business establishments in Day County for 2022, led by retail trade, construction, and accommodation and food services. Agriculture and forestry support services and accommodation (hotels, motels, RV parks and camps) make up an above-average share of Day County businesses, a clue to how land around Andover gets used.
Day County at a glance
Town lots cluster around Webster, the county seat, and Bristol, Waubay, Andover, and Butler. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Enemy Swim, Crandall, and Holmquist, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Day County at about 5,451 residents in 2023 on approximately 1,028 square miles of land. Outside Andover, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. With a founding date of 1880, Day County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Neighboring maps around Day County
Day County borders Brown County, Clark County, Codington County, Grant County, and Marshall County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our South Dakota page links each map neighboring Day County.
Where Day County land records are kept
For land near Webster, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Copy the parcel identifier and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Andover.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Bristol
In Day County, township boundaries decide which local office you deal with, so check the record before assuming. Assessment and tax districts in Day County are commonly tied to the township, so two neighboring parcels near Grenville can carry different rates.
Quick answers for Day County
How many acres is a section in Day County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Day County; real sections vary a bit as of survey corrections.
Does a Day County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in Day County don't always match; the parcel record shows the township for taxes.
Does the Day County GIS map show township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Day County map.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Webster?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Day County land.
Open the official Day County, SD parcel map Day 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.