Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Hettinger County Township Map in North Dakota
How to tell which township a parcel in Hettinger County sits in, and what that means near New England.
Main page: Hettinger County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Hettinger County facts and neighboring maps).
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Townships organize a lot of rural life near New England, from road upkeep to how land is described, and a Hettinger County township map displays their lines. The free Hettinger County parcel viewer and the parcel record typically display both.
Civil townships vs. survey townships
The named townships on a county map are civil townships, and a parcel near Regent belongs to exactly one of them. The survey township cited in deeds near Regent sits on the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Opening the Hettinger County parcel viewer
The county's own public map is the Hettinger County Portico map, built on Sidwell's Portico platform, and it opens without an account for parcels in Mott and the rest of the county. Expect a disclaimer screen the first time you open the Hettinger County map; accept it and the parcels load. Click any Hettinger County parcel near Mott to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are typically listed. If the official address for the Hettinger County, ND map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Mott and the rest of the county.
Using the Hettinger County parcel viewer as a Hettinger County township map
The Hettinger County Portico map is the quickest Hettinger County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Bentley. Some Hettinger County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which helps when a deed near New England cites T and R numbers.
Neighboring maps around Hettinger County
Hettinger County borders Adams County, Grant County, Slope County, and Stark County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our North Dakota page links each map neighboring Hettinger County.
From Mott to the back roads
Mott is the county seat, and New England and Regent are among the other towns on the county map. Smaller places such as Bentley appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Hettinger County had an estimated 2,415 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 1,132 square miles. Outside Regent, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Reading sections near Mott
Near Mott, section 1 sits in the northeast corner of a fresh survey township, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Quarter-quarter descriptions in Hettinger County read backward: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the Hettinger County grid. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Hettinger County.
Deeds, districts and roads
If a county deed near Bentley cites a township that no longer appears on the map, the county recorder can typically explain the change. Road maintenance questions near Bentley depend on if a road is a state, county or local road, so ask the county highway office if you're unsure.
What drives land use around Mott
County Business Patterns counted 92 business establishments in Hettinger County for 2022, led by retail trade, finance and insurance, and other services. Compared with national shares, Hettinger County leans toward building material and garden supply dealers and wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products), which shapes demand for land near New England.
Taxes, permits and township lines
Township lines near New England can matter more than the mailing town, so check the record before assuming. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Bentley.
Hettinger County township map questions
How big is a quarter section near Mott?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Mott is about 160, though corrections make some smaller.
How do I track down what township a property in Hettinger County is in?
Click the parcel on the Hettinger County Portico map; the Hettinger County record typically names the township.
Does the Hettinger County GIS map display township lines?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Mott.
Why is my mailing address in New England but my township different?
Postal towns and township lines in Hettinger County do not always match; the parcel record displays the township for taxes.
What is a fresh survey township in Hettinger County?
They locate land near New England on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Open the official Hettinger County, ND parcel map Hettinger 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.