Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
The Rawlins County Township Map: a Kansas guide
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Herndon.
Main page: Rawlins County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Rawlins County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Rawlins County township map search near McDonald frequently starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. Below we sort out the kinds of townships in Rawlins County and where to see each one.
Civil townships vs. survey townships
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Atwood depend on Kansas law. Separately, Kansas land near Atwood sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a fresh survey township is about 6 miles square, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Step one: the free Rawlins County viewer
Rawlins 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 Atwood or a parcel near McDonald. Once Rawlins County is chosen in ORKA, parcels near McDonald show owner and acreage when clicked. For a backup route to the map covering McDonald, our Rawlins County directory entry keeps the link current.
Using the Rawlins County parcel viewer as a Rawlins County township map
On the ORKA parcel viewer, the parcel record for a parcel near McDonald generally lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Rawlins County record.
Neighboring maps around Rawlins County
Rawlins County borders Cheyenne County, Decatur County, Sherman County, Thomas County, and Dundy County, NE, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Kansas page links each map neighboring Rawlins County.
Rawlins County at a glance
Town lots cluster around Atwood, the county seat, and Herndon and McDonald. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Blakeman and Ludell, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 1,069 square miles of land and about 2,463 residents (2023 estimate) make up Rawlins County. Beyond the town lots in Atwood, expect big rural parcels across the county.
Reading sections near Herndon
On a grid map of Rawlins County, sections are numbered from 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 Herndon are read from the end: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Atwood may not be exactly 640 acres.
Old names and overlapping districts in Rawlins County
Older deeds near McDonald may name a township differently than today's Rawlins County records, so compare the legal description too. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near McDonald is the one that counts.
Work and land use in Rawlins County
Rawlins County's 2022 business count was 92 establishments, with retail trade, wholesale trade, and health care and social assistance the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Rawlins County leans toward building material and garden supply dealers and wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products), which shapes demand for land near Atwood.
Deeds and plats behind the Rawlins County map
Deeds and plats behind the Rawlins County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Rawlins County website names which office that is. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the fastest way to pull the document for a lot in McDonald.
Taxes, permits and township lines
Township lines near Atwood decide which local office you deal with, so check the record before assuming. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Ludell.
Quick answers for Rawlins County
Does the Rawlins County GIS map show township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Rawlins County map.
How many acres is a section in Rawlins County?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Atwood is about 160, though corrections make some smaller.
Why is my mailing address in Herndon but my township different?
Postal service areas around Herndon cross township lines, so the two frequently differ.
Which township is my house near Herndon in?
Look up the address on the Rawlins County parcel map and read the township field, or turn on township boundaries.
Open the official Rawlins County, KS parcel map Rawlins 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.