Blog · October 14, 2026 · Iowa
Madison County Township Map, Iowa
Civil and survey townships in Madison County, with the free map, starting near East Peru.
Main page: Madison County, IA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Madison County facts and neighboring maps).
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Townships organize a lot of rural life near Macksburg, from road upkeep to how land is described, and a Madison County township map lists their lines. Here's how to see township lines for Madison County, Iowa, on free official maps.
Civil townships vs. survey townships
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Macksburg depend on Iowa law. The survey township cited in deeds near St. Charles sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a licensed survey township is about 6 miles square, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Search Madison County parcels by owner, address or ID
For land around St. Charles, open the Madison County Beacon site (Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform); it's the map Madison County itself publishes. Search a St. Charles address on the county search page, read the report, then jump to the map to see that parcel's outline. For a backup route to the map covering St. Charles, our Madison County directory entry keeps the link current.
Using the Madison County parcel viewer as a Madison County township map
Open the Madison County Beacon site and look in the layer list for township or municipal boundaries; click a parcel near Macksburg and the record commonly names the township. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Madison County record.
Sections, quarters and roads in Madison County
For land around Bevington, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Aliquot descriptions for land near Webster make sense in reverse: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Bevington may not be exactly 640 acres.
Deeds, districts and roads
If a county deed near Webster cites a township that no longer appears on the map, the county recorder can most commonly explain the change. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Madison County do not always follow township lines near St. Charles, so check each one separately.
What drives land use around Winterset
County Business Patterns counted 429 business establishments in Madison County for 2022, led by construction, other services, and retail trade. Mining (except oil and gas) and agriculture and forestry support services make up an above-average share of Madison County businesses, a clue to how land around St. Charles gets used.
Towns and land across Madison County
From Winterset, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Bevington, Earlham, East Peru, and Macksburg. Unincorporated communities in Madison County, including Barney, Hanley, and Old Peru, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Madison County at about 16,971 residents in 2023 on approximately 561 square miles of land. Outside Patterson, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Madison County was organized in 1846, so deeds for older farms near Macksburg can run back a long way.
Tracts that cross the Madison County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Adair County, Clarke County, and Dallas County as well. Every map bordering Madison County is listed on our Iowa directory.
Where Madison County land records are kept
For land near Bevington, 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 Bevington.
Why the township matters
For a parcel near St. Charles, township lines affect tax bills, local permits and voting precincts, and the county record is the better guide than an address. Buyers looking near Macksburg sometimes find the township office is the place to ask about local road plans and ordinances.
Madison County township map questions
How big is a quarter section near Earlham?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Earlham is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Winterset?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Madison County land.
Which township is my house near Winterset in?
Click the parcel on the Madison County Beacon site; the Madison County record most commonly names the township.
Does a Madison County mailing town match the township?
Postal service areas around Winterset cross township lines, so the two commonly differ.
Open the official Madison County, IA parcel map Madison 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.