Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
The Osage County Township Map: a Kansas guide
How to tell which township a parcel in Osage County sits in, and what that means near Burlingame.
Main page: Osage County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Osage County facts and neighboring maps).
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Townships organize a lot of rural life near Olivet, from road upkeep to how land is described, and an Osage County township map lists their lines. Here's how to see township lines for Osage County, Kansas, on free official maps.
How to use the Osage County township map
The named townships on a county map are civil townships, and a parcel near Burlingame belongs to exactly one of them. Separately, Kansas land near Overbrook sits on the Public Land Survey System, with blocks roughly 6 miles on a side, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Finding the tract on the Osage County map
Osage County publishes its parcels on the ORKA parcel viewer, which runs on a parcel platform shared by many Kansas counties, free to use for a lot in Osage City or a tract near Melvern. Once Osage County is chosen in ORKA, parcels near Melvern show owner and acreage when clicked. For a backup route to the map covering Melvern, our Osage County directory entry keeps the link current.
How to look up a township in Osage County
On the ORKA parcel viewer, the parcel record for a tract near Burlingame most often lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. Copy the section-township-range from the Osage County parcel record to match it with a deed or an older atlas.
How the survey grid is numbered
Near Osage City, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the sequence zigzags row by row to section 36. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Osage City are read from the end: track down the last quarter named first, then work inward. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Olivet may not be exactly 640 acres.
Old names and overlapping districts in Osage County
If a county deed near Michigan Valley cites a township that no longer appears on the map, the county recorder can most often explain the change. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Osage County don't always follow township lines near Olivet, so check each one separately.
The Osage County economy in brief
County Business Patterns counted 257 business establishments in Osage County for 2022, led by retail trade, other services, and construction. Nursing and residential care and wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products) make up an above-average share of Osage County businesses, a clue to how land around Olivet gets used.
Osage County at a glance
Town lots cluster around Lyndon, the county seat, and Burlingame, Carbondale, Melvern, and Olivet. Smaller places such as Arvonia, Barclay, and Michigan Valley appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Osage County at about 15,824 residents in 2023 on roughly 706 square miles of land. Outside Carbondale, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Tracts that cross the Osage County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Coffey County, Douglas County, and Franklin County as well. Our Kansas page links each map neighboring Osage County.
Where Osage County land records are kept
Deeds and plats behind the Osage County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Osage County website names which office that is. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the fastest way to request the document for a lot in Overbrook.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Burlingame
For a parcel near Burlingame, township lines decide which local office you deal with, and the county record is the better guide than an address. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Michigan Valley.
Osage County, KS: common questions
How do I track down what township a property in Osage County is in?
Click the parcel on the ORKA parcel viewer; the Osage County record most often names the township.
What is a boundary survey township in Osage County?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe Osage County land.
How big is a quarter section near Olivet?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Olivet is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
Why is my mailing address in Burlingame but my township different?
Postal service areas around Burlingame cross township lines, so the two often differ.
Open the official Osage County, KS parcel map Osage 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.