Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
Harvey County Township Map, Kansas
Civil and survey townships in Harvey County, with the free map, starting near Hesston.
Main page: Harvey County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Harvey County facts and neighboring maps).
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Townships organize a lot of rural life near North Newton, from road upkeep to how land is described, and a Harvey County township map lists their lines. Below we sort out the kinds of townships in Harvey County and where to see each one.
What a Harvey County township map lists
A township name on a county tax record refers to the civil township where the land near Walton sits. The survey township cited in deeds near Hesston comes from the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles, divided into 36 numbered sections.
The county map you'll pair it with
Harvey County publishes its parcels on the ORKA parcel viewer, which runs on a parcel platform shared by many Kansas counties, free to use for a lot in North Newton or a parcel near Newton. Once Harvey County is chosen in ORKA, parcels near Newton show owner and acreage when clicked. Bookmark our Harvey County page too; it tracks the official Kansas link if it moves and lists the maps around North Newton.
Seeing township lines on the Harvey County map
Open the ORKA parcel viewer and look in the layer list for township or municipal boundaries; click a parcel near Walton and the record often names the township. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Harvey County record.
How the survey grid is numbered
For land around Halstead, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Hesston are read from the end: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the county grid. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Harvey County.
Township records near Newton
Township names on a historical atlas of Harvey County can help when a family deed near Sedgwick uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Harvey County do not always follow township lines near Sedgwick, so check each one separately.
Work and land use in Harvey County
In 2022 the Census Bureau tallied 765 establishments in Harvey County; health care and social assistance topped the list. Machinery manufacturing and support activities for mining and drilling make up an above-average share of Harvey County businesses, a clue to how land around Burrton gets used.
Harvey County at a glance
From Newton, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, and North Newton. Unincorporated communities in the county, including McLain, Patterson, and Putnam, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Harvey County had an estimated 33,504 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 540 square miles. Platted neighborhoods near North Newton give way to rural acreage elsewhere in the county.
Near the Harvey County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Butler County, McPherson County, Marion County, Reno County, and Sedgwick County all border it. Our Kansas page links each map neighboring Harvey County.
Deeds and plats behind the Harvey County map
The parcel layer for Harvey County points back to recorded deeds and plats, kept by the county's recording office (its title varies by state). Easements and access rights near Halstead live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Hesston
For a parcel near Hesston, township lines can matter more than the mailing town, and the county record is the better guide than an address. Buyers looking near Walton sometimes find the township office is the place to ask about local road plans and ordinances.
Harvey County, KS: common questions
How many acres is a section in Harvey County?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Sedgwick is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
Does the Harvey County GIS map show township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Harvey County map.
How do I find what township a property in Harvey County is in?
Click the parcel on the ORKA parcel viewer; the Harvey County record most often names the township.
What is a fresh survey township in Harvey County?
They locate land near Walton on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Open the official Harvey County, KS parcel map Harvey 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.