Blog · October 14, 2026 · Iowa
Lee County Township Map (Iowa)
How to tell which township a parcel in Lee County sits in, and what that means near Houghton.
Main page: Lee County, IA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Lee County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Lee County township map answers two different questions around Montrose: which local township a property sits in, and where it falls on the survey grid. This guide covers the free Lee County, IA options and how to read them.
Townships in Lee County explained
The named townships on a county map are civil townships, and a parcel near Fort Madison belongs to exactly one of them. The survey township cited in deeds near Fort Madison comes from the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Search Lee County parcels by owner, address or ID
Lee County publishes its parcels on the Lee County Beacon site, which runs on Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform, free to use for a lot in Fort Madison or a piece of ground near Keokuk. Search a Keokuk address on the county search page, read the report, then jump to the map to see that parcel's outline. Bookmark our Lee County page too; it tracks the official Iowa link if it moves and lists the maps around Fort Madison.
Using the Lee County parcel viewer as a Lee County township map
Open the Lee County Beacon site and look in the layer list for township or municipal boundaries; click a parcel near Franklin and the record frequently names the township. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Lee County record.
Sections, quarters and roads in Lee County
On a grid map of Lee County, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the sequence zigzags row by row to section 36. Quarter-quarter descriptions in Lee County read backward: locate the last quarter named first, then work inward. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Lee County.
Township records near Keokuk
Township names on a historical atlas of Lee County can help when a family deed near St. Paul uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Lee County do not always follow township lines near St. Paul, so check each one separately.
What drives land use around Fort Madison
Lee County's 2022 business count was 790 establishments, with retail trade, other services, and construction the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Lee County leans toward chemical manufacturing and plastics and rubber products manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near West Point.
Towns and land across Lee County
Fort Madison and Keokuk is the county seat, and Donnellson, Franklin, Houghton, and Montrose are among the other towns on the county map. Unincorporated communities in Lee County, including Argyle, Denmark, and Mooar, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Lee County had an estimated 32,565 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 518 square miles. The Lee County map mixes subdivision lots near Fort Madison with farm and wooded tracts farther out. Lee County was organized in 1836, so deeds for older farms near Montrose can run back a long way.
Tracts that cross the Lee County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, and Des Moines County as well. Our Iowa page links each map neighboring Lee County.
Deeds and plats behind the Lee County map
For land near Fort Madison, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to pull the document for a lot in Fort Madison.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Fort Madison
In Lee County, township boundaries can matter more than the mailing town, so look it up well before you call about land near Sandusky. When you compare tax bills for land near Fort Madison, check if the parcels sit in the same township; levies can differ across the line.
Quick answers for Lee County
Can I see township boundaries near Houghton online?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Houghton.
Which township is my house near West Point in?
Click the parcel on the Lee County Beacon site; the Lee County record usually names the township.
How many acres is a section in Lee County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Lee County; real sections vary a bit because of survey corrections.
What do township and range mean on a deed near West Point?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Lee County land.
Open the official Lee County, IA parcel map Lee 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.