Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
LaMoure County Land for Sale, North Dakota: buyer's checklist
Listings show the price; public records show the rest for land near Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge.
Main page: LaMoure County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Shopping for acreage near Jud? Before you call on LaMoure County land for sale, the official map and county records can save you a bad buy. This LaMoure County guide covers: spotting open tracts on the map, confirming road access and size, flood zone and zoning questions, and the records to pull.
Vetting LaMoure County land for sale: start here
Open tracts on the LaMoure County gWorks map usually carry little or no building value, useful when you scan the area near Berlin.
Pulling up a parcel
Begin with the LaMoure County gWorks map; it includes every assessed parcel around Alfred and Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge. If the land is near Berlin, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. In and around Berlin, save the parcel ID from that panel; each records desk in the county asks for it first.
Next door to LaMoure County
The county touches Barnes County, Dickey County, Logan County, McIntosh County, and Ransom County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Dickey may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map too. Closer to Marion, the Platbookmapper state page links every neighboring county map for North Dakota.
Backing up the map with records
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed through the County Recorder; the parcel map near Marion only summarizes it. In and around Edgeley, bring the document number listed on the parcel record so staff can find the deed fast.
Reading the legal description
North Dakota is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Edgeley cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Alfred odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Kulm for any title or survey request.
Checking access first
Access comes first: road frontage or a recorded easement, since a tract near Marion without access can be a headache.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Edgeley, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Jud and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
What the deed may not include
Rights below the surface near Alfred may belong to someone else, so read the deed and ask the title company.
A site visit checklist
Walk the land near Alfred and look for markers, fences and trails, noting road condition, neighbors and noise; the map won't tell you that.
What the map can't tell you
Acreage on the record is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners for a parcel near Marion. Near Edgeley, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Flood, wetlands and soils
Look up land near Edgeley on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center for mapped flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper gives a first look at wetlands.
Rules that come with the land
Ask the county or town office near Alfred what can be built and whether the land can be split early.
Getting answers from the right desk
Recorded documents for a parcel near Dickey come from the County Recorder, usually searchable by name or document number. Building or septic questions for a lot near Jud are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
LaMoure County in a few facts
LaMoure is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Berlin, Dickey, Edgeley, and Jud, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 4,096 people call LaMoure County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over some 1,146 square miles. The county was formed in 1873, and some chains of title near Alfred are long. Landmarks such as Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial.
Quick answers
Are sale prices on the parcel record around Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge?
With a lot near Kulm, some records show sale dates and prices.
Why does listed acreage differ from the deed near Berlin?
Good question; a survey for land near Dickey sets what you're buying.
Can I buy land near Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge that isn't listed?
Good question; use the parcel map to spot open tracts near Marion and write to the owner's mailing address; include the parcel ID.
What does landlocked mean for land near Marion?
With a lot near Kulm, no road frontage and no recorded easement can mean no legal access; lenders may balk at it.
Who do I call about a parcel near Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge?
For property near Edgeley, the Director of Tax Equalization handles values and the tax roll, and the County Recorder keeps deeds.
Open the official LaMoure 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.