Blog · October 17, 2026 · North Dakota
Grafton Plat Map: finding the recorded plat
A recorded plat shows how land near Ardoch was divided into lots.
Main page: Walsh County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Checking easements on a house in Grafton? Start with the Grafton plat map, as it records the lot layout that deeds refer to. Covered here for Grafton: where plats are filed, plat versus tax map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Getting started with the Grafton plat map
On ground around Park River, recorded plats sit with the County Recorder, usually in a plat book or cabinet.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Go first to the Walsh County ArcGIS parcel map; it maps each tax parcel from Minto to Hoople. For property near Minto, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For acreage around Hoople, the parcel card usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
Next door to Walsh County
Walsh County touches Marshall County, MN, Cavalier County, Grand Forks County, Nelson County, and Pembina County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Minto that runs to the line can show up across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. In and around Hoople, our state page lists each bordering county map for North Dakota.
Replats and vacations
Lots near Pisek can be combined or reconfigured by a replat, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations near Minto show up in the records too.
Walsh County in a few facts
Grafton holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Minto, Hoople, Forest River, and Ardoch, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 10,305 people live in Walsh County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 1,282 square miles. Walsh County was formed in 1881, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Places such as Red River of the North, Hudson Bay, and Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge are easy to spot when you zoom out from Forest River.
Metes and bounds instead
Rural land near Ardoch that was never subdivided is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; the deed and any recorded survey describe it instead.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Minto, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Minto is a good backup.
Who handles what
Anything recorded against property around Forest River come from the County Recorder, often with an online index. Building or septic questions for a lot near Hoople are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Grafton and the county around it
Grafton sits in Walsh County, North Dakota, and the county assessor maps its lots. As the county seat, Grafton hosts the courthouse, which puts the County Recorder close by. For a parcel near Pisek, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, while the county keeps the tax map. Acreage past the town limits out by Ardoch often falls under county rules rather than the town's.
Recorded plat or GIS layer
The tax map on the Walsh County ArcGIS parcel map is a summary, whereas the plat carries surveyed dimensions.
Reading the legal description
North Dakota follows the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Ardoch is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Forest River can be irregular. Keep the legal description for land near Pisek for any title or survey request.
What a plat shows
Recorded easements around Pisek limit where you can build or fence; check the plat notes and any covenants.
Before you lean on the lines
Listed acreage is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary on land around Pisek. For a parcel near Minto, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Backing up the map with records
For anything that matters, get the recorded deed through the County Recorder; the parcel map near Hoople only summarizes it. Older tracts near Ardoch may go back through several deeds, so a title company can sort it out before a purchase.
Ordering the Grafton plat map
If you're looking near Pisek, many recorder offices offer an online index, while others require a visit or a request; small fees are common.
Grafton: common questions
What does lot 7, block 3 mean near Ardoch?
For land near Ardoch, lot and block refer to a numbered lot within a block on a recorded subdivision plat; the deed names the subdivision.
What is a replat near Pisek?
In most cases, combining or splitting lots near Forest River usually needs a recorded plat change, often with a surveyor's drawing.
Who has recorded plats for land near Minto?
Short answer: recorded plats near Park River are filed with the County Recorder; use the plat reference from the deed or parcel record.
Is a plat map a survey around Ardoch?
For a tract near Pisek, a recorded plat is based on a survey, but the GIS map is not.
Who keeps deeds for property in Grafton?
For land near Minto, assessment goes to the Director of Tax Equalization and deeds to the County Recorder.
Open the official Walsh County, ND parcel map See it 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.