Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Mountrail County Township Map (North Dakota)
How to tell which township a parcel in Mountrail County sits in, and what that means near Stanley.
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If a deed near White Earth mentions a township, or a tax bill names one, the Mountrail County township map is how you locate it on the ground. The free Mountrail County parcel viewer and the parcel record generally display both.
What a Mountrail County township map shows
A township name on a county tax record refers to the civil township where the land near Ross sits. The survey township cited in deeds near Palermo sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a fresh survey township is about 6 miles square; each holds 36 sections, so a farm near Van Hook may span two.
Finding the tract on the Mountrail County map
For land around Parshall, open the Mountrail County Portico map (Sidwell's Portico platform); it is the map Mountrail County itself publishes. The Mountrail County site shows a disclaimer before the map; click through to reach parcels near Stanley. Use the search box for an address in Stanley or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a tract close to Parshall. For a backup route to the map covering Parshall, our Mountrail County directory entry keeps the link current.
Seeing township lines on the Mountrail County map
The Mountrail County Portico map is the quickest Mountrail County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Van Hook. Copy the section-township-range from the Mountrail County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
Reading sections near Plaza
Near Plaza, section 1 sits in the northeast corner of a fresh survey township, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Quarter-quarter descriptions in Mountrail County make sense in reverse: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near White Earth may not be exactly 640 acres.
Deeds, districts and roads
Township names on a historical atlas of Mountrail County can help when a family deed near New Town uses an old place name. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Stanley is the one that counts.
Work and land use in Mountrail County
Mountrail County's 2022 business count was 373 establishments, with transportation and warehousing, retail trade, and accommodation and food services the largest groups. Support activities for mining and drilling and pipeline transportation make up an above-average share of Mountrail County businesses, a clue to how land around Ross gets used.
Mountrail County at a glance
From Stanley, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to New Town, Palermo, Parshall, and Plaza. Unincorporated communities in Mountrail County, including Belden, Coulee, and Sanish, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 1,825 square miles of land and about 9,383 residents (2023 estimate) make up Mountrail County. Outside Parshall, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Near the Mountrail County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Burke County, Dunn County, McKenzie County, McLean County, and Ward County all border it. Every map bordering Mountrail County is listed on our North Dakota directory.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Palermo
For a parcel near Palermo, township lines can matter more than the mailing town, and the county record is the better guide than an address. Buyers looking near Ross sometimes locate the township office is the place to ask about local road plans and ordinances.
Mountrail County township map questions
Can I see township boundaries near Stanley online?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Mountrail County map.
How do I locate what township a property in Mountrail County is in?
Click the parcel on the Mountrail County Portico map; the Mountrail County record generally names the township.
Does a Mountrail County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in Mountrail County don't always match; the parcel record shows the township for taxes.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Palermo?
They locate land near Palermo on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
How many acres is a section in Mountrail County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in Mountrail County; real sections vary a bit as of survey corrections.
Open the official Mountrail County, ND parcel map Mountrail 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.