Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nebraska
The Madison County Township Map: a Nebraska guide
How to tell which township a parcel in Madison County sits in, and what that means near Meadow Grove.
Main page: Madison County, NE GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Madison County facts and neighboring maps).
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If a deed near Newman Grove mentions a township, or a tax bill names one, the Madison County township map is how you find it on the ground. The free Madison County parcel viewer and the parcel record most frequently display both.
How to use the Madison County township map
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Norfolk depend on Nebraska law. Rural land in Madison County follows the federal survey grid, in which each township is about 36 square miles, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Search Madison County parcels by owner, address or ID
For land around Tilden, open the Madison County gWorks map (a gWorks county GIS site); it is the map Madison County itself publishes. The Madison County site displays a disclaimer before the map; click through to reach parcels near Meadow Grove. Click any Madison County parcel near Meadow Grove to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are most frequently listed. Bookmark our Madison County page too; it tracks the official Nebraska link if it moves and lists the maps around Meadow Grove.
Near the Madison County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Antelope County, Boone County, Pierce County, Platte County, and Stanton County all border it. Every map bordering Madison County is listed on our Nebraska directory.
How to look up a township in Madison County
Open the Madison County gWorks map and look in the layer list for township or municipal boundaries; click a parcel near Norfolk and the record frequently names the township. Copy the section-township-range from the Madison County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
From Madison to the back roads
Town lots cluster around Madison, the county seat, and Newman Grove, Norfolk, Tilden, and Meadow Grove. Smaller places such as Emerick, Enola, and Kalamazoo appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Madison County at about 35,627 residents in 2023 on about 573 square miles of land. Platted neighborhoods near Meadow Grove give way to rural acreage elsewhere in the county.
Sections, quarters and roads in Madison County
Near Tilden, section 1 sits in the northeast corner of a boundary survey township, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Tilden make sense in reverse: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Madison County.
Deeds, districts and roads
Older deeds near Norfolk may name a township differently than today's Madison County records, so compare the legal description too. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Madison County do not always follow township lines near Meadow Grove, so check each one separately.
What drives land use around Madison
County Business Patterns counted 1,212 business establishments in Madison County for 2022, led by retail trade, health care and social assistance, and construction. Compared with national shares, Madison County leans toward nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing and building material and garden supply dealers, which shapes demand for land near Newman Grove.
Madison County land records
For land near Norfolk, 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 fastest way to request the document for a lot in Norfolk.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Tilden
Township lines near Norfolk decide which local office you deal with, so look it up before you call about land near Enola. When you compare tax bills for land near Tilden, check if the parcels sit in the same township; levies can differ across the line.
Madison County, NE: common questions
Why is my mailing address in Norfolk but my township different?
Postal towns and township lines in Madison County do not always match; the parcel record displays the township for taxes.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Norfolk?
They locate land near Norfolk on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Can I see township boundaries near Tilden online?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Tilden.
How big is a quarter section near Tilden?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Tilden is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
Which township is my house near Norfolk in?
Click the parcel on the Madison County gWorks map; the Madison County record most frequently names the township.
Open the official Madison County, NE 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.