Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
Marshall County Township Map, Kansas
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Marysville.
Main page: Marshall County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Marshall County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Marshall County township map search near Oketo often starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. Below we sort out the kinds of townships in Marshall County and where to see each one.
How to use the Marshall County township map
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Axtell depend on Kansas law. Separately, Kansas land near Axtell sits on the Public Land Survey System, in which each township is about 36 square miles; each holds 36 sections, so a farm near Lillis may span two.
The county map you'll pair it with
The county's own public map is the ORKA parcel viewer, built on a parcel platform shared by many Kansas counties, and it opens without an account for parcels in Blue Rapids and the rest of the county. Once Marshall County is chosen in ORKA, parcels near Summerfield show owner and acreage when clicked. Our Marshall County, KS page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Summerfield in one place.
From Marysville to the back roads
Town lots cluster around Marysville, the county seat, and Axtell, Beattie, Blue Rapids, and Frankfort. Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, including Bremen, Herkimer, and Home, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 900 square miles of land and about 9,933 residents (2023 estimate) make up Marshall County. Outside Marysville, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
How to look up a township in Marshall County
The ORKA parcel viewer is the quickest Marshall County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Lillis. Some Marshall County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which helps when a deed near Axtell cites T and R numbers.
Near the Marshall County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Nemaha County, Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Washington County, and Gage County, NE all border it. Our Kansas page links each map neighboring Marshall County.
Sections, quarters and roads in Marshall County
Near Frankfort, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Frankfort are read from the end: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the county grid. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in Marshall County.
Township records near Beattie
Township names on a historical atlas of Marshall County can help when a family deed near Blue Rapids uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Marshall County do not always follow township lines near Blue Rapids, so check each one separately.
What drives land use around Marysville
County Business Patterns counted 367 business establishments in Marshall County for 2022, led by retail trade, other services, and construction. Compared with national shares, Marshall County leans toward utilities and heavy and civil engineering construction, which shapes demand for land near Frankfort.
Deeds and plats behind the Marshall County map
For land near Frankfort, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Easements and access rights near Axtell live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Blue Rapids
For a parcel near Blue Rapids, township lines decide which local office you deal with, so check the record before assuming. Buyers looking near Axtell sometimes track down the township office is the place to ask about local road plans and ordinances.
Marshall County township map questions
Does the Marshall County GIS map show township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Marshall County map.
How big is a quarter section near Blue Rapids?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Blue Rapids is about 160, though corrections make some smaller.
What is a boundary survey township in Marshall County?
They locate land near Marysville on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Why is my mailing address in Marysville but my township different?
Postal service areas around Marysville cross township lines, so the two often differ.
Which township is my house near Marysville in?
Look up the address on the Marshall County parcel map and read the township field, or turn on township boundaries.
Open the official Marshall County, KS parcel map Marshall 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.