Blog · October 14, 2026 · Iowa
Henry County Township Map (Iowa)
Civil and survey townships in Henry County, with the free map, starting near Salem.
Main page: Henry County, IA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Henry County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Henry County township map answers two different questions around Coppock: which local township a property sits in, and where it falls on the survey grid. This guide covers the free Henry County, IA options and how to read them.
What a Henry County township map shows
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Coppock depend on Iowa law. The survey township cited in deeds near New London sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a boundary survey township is about 6 miles square, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Search Henry County parcels by owner, address or ID
For land around New London, open the Henry County Beacon site (Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform); it's the map Henry County itself publishes. Search a New London address on the county search page, read the report, then jump to the map to see that parcel's outline. If the official address for the Henry County, IA map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Hillsboro and the rest of the county.
How to look up a township in Henry County
The Henry County Beacon site is the quickest Henry County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Lowell. Copy the section-township-range from the Henry County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
Reading sections near Hillsboro
For land around Salem, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Quarter-quarter descriptions in Henry County are read from the end: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the Henry County grid. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Salem may not be exactly 640 acres.
Old names and overlapping districts in Henry County
Township names on a historical atlas of Henry County can help when a family deed near Hillsboro uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Henry County do not always follow township lines near Hillsboro, so check each one separately.
The Henry County economy in brief
Henry County's 2022 business count was 465 establishments, with other services, health care and social assistance, and retail trade the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Henry County leans toward agriculture and forestry support services and machinery manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near Hillsboro.
From Mount Pleasant to the back roads
From Mount Pleasant, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Coppock, Hillsboro, New London, and Olds. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Lowell, Mount Union, and Oakland Mills, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Henry County had an estimated 19,547 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 434 square miles. Platted neighborhoods near Coppock give way to rural acreage elsewhere in the county. With a founding date of 1836, Henry County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Tracts that cross the Henry County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Des Moines County, Jefferson County, Lee County, Louisa County, and Van Buren County all border it. Every map bordering Henry County is listed on our Iowa directory.
Where Henry County land records are kept
For land near Mount Pleasant, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Copy the parcel number and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Olds.
Mailing towns vs. townships near New London
For a parcel near New London, township lines can matter more than the mailing town, so look it up before you call about land near Lowell. When you compare tax bills for land near New London, check whether the parcels sit in the same township; levies can differ across the line.
Quick answers for Henry County
Does a Henry County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in Henry County do not always match; the parcel record shows the township for taxes.
Does the Henry County GIS map show township lines?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Hillsboro.
How many acres is a section in Henry County?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Hillsboro is about 160, though corrections make some smaller.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Mount Pleasant?
They locate land near Mount Pleasant on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Open the official Henry County, IA parcel map Henry 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.