Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
Ellsworth County Township Map (Kansas)
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Wilson.
Main page: Ellsworth County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Ellsworth County facts and neighboring maps).
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Townships organize a lot of rural life near Holyrood, from road upkeep to how land is described, and an Ellsworth County township map lists their lines. Here's how to see township lines for Ellsworth County, Kansas, on free official maps.
What an Ellsworth County township map lists
The named townships on a county map are civil townships, and a parcel near Lorraine belongs to exactly one of them. Separately, Kansas land near Wilson 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 Ellsworth County parcel viewer
For land around Wilson, open the ORKA parcel viewer (a parcel platform shared by many Kansas counties); it is the map Ellsworth County itself publishes. Once Ellsworth County is chosen in ORKA, parcels near Wilson show owner and acreage when clicked. For a backup route to the map covering Wilson, our Ellsworth County directory entry keeps the link current.
Seeing township lines on the Ellsworth County map
The ORKA parcel viewer is the quickest Ellsworth County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Yankee Run. Copy the section-township-range from the Ellsworth County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
How the survey grid is numbered
On a grid map of Ellsworth County, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the sequence zigzags row by row to section 36. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Lorraine read backward: find the last quarter named first, then work inward. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Wilson may not be exactly 640 acres.
Deeds, districts and roads
If a county deed near Yankee Run cites a township that no longer appears on the map, the county recorder can usually explain the change. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Kanopolis is the one that counts.
The Ellsworth County economy in brief
In 2022 the Census Bureau tallied 155 establishments in Ellsworth County; other services topped the list. Compared with national shares, Ellsworth County leans toward building material and garden supply dealers and wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products), which shapes demand for land near Holyrood.
From Ellsworth to the back roads
From Ellsworth, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Wilson, Kanopolis, Holyrood, and Lorraine. Unincorporated communities in Ellsworth County, including Black Wolf, Carneiro, and Langley, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 716 square miles of land and about 6,357 residents (2023 estimate) make up Ellsworth County. Outside Wilson, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Ellsworth County was organized in 1867, so deeds for older farms near Lorraine can run back a long way.
Neighboring maps around Ellsworth County
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Barton County, Lincoln County, McPherson County, Rice County, and Russell County all border it. Our Kansas page links each map neighboring Ellsworth County.
Recorded documents in Ellsworth County, Kansas
The parcel layer for Ellsworth County points back to recorded deeds and plats, kept by the county's recording office (its title varies by state). Copy the parcel number and legal description from the county record well before you request a deed for land near Kanopolis.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Lorraine
In Ellsworth County, township boundaries decide which local office you deal with, so check the record before assuming. When you compare tax bills for land near Lorraine, check if the parcels sit in the same township; levies can differ across the line.
Ellsworth County, KS: common questions
Why is my mailing address in Lorraine but my township different?
Postal towns and township lines in Ellsworth County do not always match; the parcel record lists the township for taxes.
Does the Ellsworth County GIS map show township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Ellsworth County map.
How many acres is a section in Ellsworth County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Ellsworth County; real sections vary a bit as of survey corrections.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Lorraine?
They locate land near Lorraine on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
How do I find what township a property in Ellsworth County is in?
Look up the address on the Ellsworth County parcel map and read the township field, or turn on township boundaries.
Open the official Ellsworth County, KS parcel map Ellsworth 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.