Blog · October 17, 2026 · North Dakota
The Horace GIS Map and the county parcel viewer
Parcel data for Horace comes from the county, and the viewer is free.
Main page: Cass County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for lot lines and acreage around Frontier? Pulling up the Horace GIS map gets you there fast, and it's free to use. This Horace guide covers: where that map lives, the fastest ways to search, and the limits worth knowing.
Getting started with the Horace GIS map
For land near West Fargo, some cities also run their own GIS portal for utilities or zoning; that can add detail on top of the county map.
The viewer Cass County publishes
Your first stop is the Cass County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers each assessed parcel in the county, Davenport included. For a home near Oxbow, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. Out toward Davenport, the parcel card usually lists the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and often a sale date.
City limits and county records
Horace is part of Cass County, North Dakota, so its parcels are on the county's map. If you're looking near Oxbow, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the town limits out by Davenport usually follows county rules rather than the town's.
Places you'll see on the map
For land near Prairie Rose, Fargo holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Frontier, Prairie Rose, Briarwood, and West Fargo, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 196,362 people call Cass County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 1,765 square miles. With a lot near Briarwood, Cass County was organized in 1873, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Red River of the North are easy to spot when you zoom out from Davenport.
Next door to Cass County
In and around Briarwood, Cass County touches Clay County, MN, Norman County, MN, Barnes County, Ransom County, and Richland County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Oxbow may show up across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map as well. If you're looking near Briarwood, the Platbookmapper state page links each neighboring county map for North Dakota.
Finding the right lot
Vacant ground near Davenport may lack an address, so zoom in from the nearest road and click the outline. For a parcel near Prairie Rose, a parcel ID is the most reliable search, and it's printed on tax bills.
Recorded documents worth pulling
When the details count, request the recorded deed through the County Recorder; the parcel map near Oxbow only summarizes it. Long-held tracts around Prairie Rose can trace back through a long string of deeds, so a title company is worth hiring on a real sale.
Layers worth turning on
Switch to the aerial basemap over Horace to compare lines with fences and driveways.
Inside the parcel card
If sale dates appear, they help gauge the market near West Fargo give a rough idea of values; they're not an appraisal.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Oxbow, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near West Fargo and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Browser tips
If the viewer stalls on a phone near Davenport, try a desktop browser or clear the cache; the Platbookmapper county page tracks the current link.
Who handles what
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Briarwood belong with the Director of Tax Equalization, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Davenport go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Printing and saving
Save a screenshot of the lot near Briarwood and its record panel, so you have it when calling an office.
What the map can't tell you
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not surveyed, so a tree line near Briarwood often sits some distance off the line on screen. For acreage around Prairie Rose, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Reading the legal description
North Dakota follows the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Davenport reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Prairie Rose vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Oxbow for any title or survey request.
Horace: common questions
What layers does the parcel viewer have near Prairie Rose?
Usually, aerials near West Fargo are usually available as a basemap; open the layer list to see what's there.
How often is the parcel map updated around West Fargo?
Usually, updates come in batches.
Is there a separate city GIS for Horace?
It depends, but Horace may publish zoning or utility maps separately; the county viewer remains the main parcel source.
Are parcel lines on the map exact in Horace?
In most cases, lines near Prairie Rose can be off by several feet or more, so a licensed surveyor should mark corners.
Why do offices ask for the parcel ID around Oxbow?
The parcel ID identifies one tax parcel near Frontier; copy it before you call anyone.
Open the official Cass 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.