Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Renville County Plat Book: finding and using one
Closer to Grano, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Renville County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Hunting for the latest Renville County plat book? These atlases map who owns rural land, page by page, and it's handy for land around Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge. What this Renville County guide covers: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current.
Tracking down a Renville County plat book
If you're looking near Greene, a plat book is a privately published atlas, with owner names on each tract, usually township by township.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Renville County Portico map; it includes each tax parcel around Sherwood and Loraine. If you only know roughly where the land is, follow the nearest road on the aerial until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, and that holds around Mohall too. In and around Loraine, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; each records desk in the county will want it.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Not every county has a current edition, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Grano.
The free online alternative
The Renville County Portico map is updated more often than any atlas, across the county.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
The county meets Bottineau County, Burke County, McHenry County, and Ward County, all with their own assessor records, at least around Loraine. Ground near Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge that runs to the line may be split across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map as well. For land near Greene, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map for North Dakota.
How land is described here
North Dakota follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Souris River cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Souris River vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Greene before you request a deed or survey.
Common uses
Buyers and seed dealers around Tolley rely on them for a big-picture view of who owns what.
Renville County in a few facts
Mohall holds the county offices, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include Glenburn, Grano, Loraine, and Sherwood. Roughly 2,279 people live in this county (Census estimate, 2023) on some 877 square miles around Loraine. The county dates to 1873, which matters when you trace an old farm's title for land near Loraine. Features like Souris River and Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial.
Where the recorded documents are
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Glenburn sit with the County Recorder. If the land is near Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, older tracts in the county can trace back through many deeds, and a title company can sort it out before a purchase.
Who handles what
Anything recorded against property around Sherwood sit in the index kept by the County Recorder, usually searchable by name or document number. Building or septic questions for a lot near Glenburn need the planning or permitting office, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Before you lean on the lines
For acreage around Greene, listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on the ground. Records update in batches, so a fresh transfer around Greene can take weeks to appear.
Not the same thing
If the land is near Glenburn, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the County Recorder is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Grano, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Glenburn and its lines keeps working without signal.
A homemade atlas
Print parcel views near Tolley township by township and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Frequently asked
Should I use the county Portico map instead near Mohall?
For most people, the Renville County Portico map is free and updated more often; a printed atlas is still handy offline.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for land near Mohall?
For acreage around Loraine, recorded plats are legal documents at the County Recorder, and plat books are references; check the deed.
How do I research old landowners near Greene?
For acreage around Greene, libraries and historical societies hold older editions.
Is there a current Renville County plat book?
For land near Grano, editions come and go; online parcel maps fill the gaps.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer around Glenburn?
With a lot near Mohall, use the print button or a screenshot; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Renville County, ND parcel map See it 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.