Blog · October 14, 2026 · Minnesota
Grant County Township Map, Minnesota
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Wendell.
Main page: Grant County, MN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Grant County facts and neighboring maps).
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If a deed near Elbow Lake mentions a township, or a tax bill names one, the Grant County township map is how you locate it on the ground. The free Grant County parcel viewer and the parcel record usually show both.
Townships in Grant County explained
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Herman depend on Minnesota law. Separately, Minnesota land near Herman sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a survey township is about 6 miles square; each holds 36 sections, so a farm near Charlesville may span two.
The county map you'll pair it with
For land around Barrett, open the Grant County parcel viewer; it is the map Grant County itself publishes. Use the search box for an address in Elbow Lake or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a piece of ground near Barrett. Bookmark our Grant County page too; it tracks the official Minnesota link if it moves and lists the maps around Elbow Lake.
Using the Grant County parcel viewer as a Grant County township map
On the Grant County parcel viewer, the parcel record for a piece of ground near Hoffman usually 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 Grant County record.
How the survey grid is numbered
Near Ashby, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, with the count snaking back and forth to 36 in the southeast. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Ashby make sense in reverse: locate the last quarter named first, then work inward. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Grant County.
Deeds, districts and roads
If a county deed near Charlesville 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 Ashby is the one that counts.
What drives land use around Elbow Lake
County Business Patterns counted 207 business establishments in Grant County for 2022, led by construction, other services, and retail trade. Agriculture and forestry support services and heavy and civil engineering construction make up an above-average share of Grant County businesses, a clue to how land around Barrett gets used.
Getting oriented in Grant County, MN
Town lots cluster around Elbow Lake, the county seat, and Ashby, Barrett, Herman, and Hoffman. Smaller places such as Charlesville and Erdahl appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Grant County at about 6,139 residents in 2023 on roughly 548 square miles of land. Outside Herman, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Neighboring maps around Grant County
Grant County borders Douglas County, Otter Tail County, Pope County, Stevens County, and Traverse County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Every map bordering Grant County is listed on our Minnesota directory.
Grant County land records
For land near Hoffman, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Easements and access rights near Norcross live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Hoffman
Township lines near Herman can matter more than the mailing town, and the county record is the better guide than an address. When you compare tax bills for land near Hoffman, check whether the parcels sit in the same township; levies can differ across the line.
Quick answers for Grant County
How do I locate what township a property in Grant County is in?
Look up the address on the Grant County parcel map and read the township field, or turn on township boundaries.
How many acres is a section in Grant County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Grant County; real sections vary a bit since of survey corrections.
Why is my mailing address in Elbow Lake but my township different?
Postal towns and township lines in Grant County don't always match; the parcel record shows the township for taxes.
What is a survey township in Grant County?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Grant County land.
Open the official Grant County, MN parcel map Grant 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.