Blog · October 14, 2026 · Minnesota
Rice County Township Map (Minnesota)
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Northfield.
Main page: Rice County, MN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Rice County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Rice County township map answers two different questions around Morristown: which local township a property sits in, and where it falls on the survey grid. This guide covers the free Rice County, MN options and how to read them.
How to use the Rice County township map
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Lonsdale depend on Minnesota law. Rural land in Rice County comes from the Public Land Survey System, where a survey township is about 6 miles square, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Finding the tract on the Rice County map
For land around Morristown, open the Rice County Beacon site (Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform); it is the map Rice County itself publishes. In the county version, the search page takes an owner, an address or a parcel ID, and each report links back to the map view for the tract near Dundas. If the official address for the Rice County, MN map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Dundas and the rest of the county.
Seeing township lines on the Rice County map
The Rice County Beacon site is the quickest Rice County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Cannon City. Some Rice County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which is useful when a deed near Lonsdale cites T and R numbers.
How the survey grid is numbered
For land around Lonsdale, sections are numbered from 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Aliquot descriptions for land near Cannon City are read from the end: find the last quarter named first, then work inward. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Lonsdale may not be exactly 640 acres.
Township records near Nerstrand
Township names on a historical atlas of Rice County can help when a family deed near Dundas uses an old place name. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Nerstrand is the one that counts.
The Rice County economy in brief
Rice County's 2022 business count was 1,568 establishments, with construction, other services, and health care and social assistance the largest groups. Food manufacturing and nursing and residential care make up an above-average share of Rice County businesses, a clue to how land around Faribault gets used.
Towns and land across Rice County
Town lots cluster around Faribault, the county seat, and Dennison, Dundas, Lonsdale, and Morristown. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Warsaw, Cannon City, and Epsom, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Rice County had an estimated 67,948 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 496 square miles. Platted neighborhoods near Northfield give way to rural acreage elsewhere in the county.
Tracts that cross the Rice County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Dakota County, Dodge County, and Goodhue County as well. Every map bordering Rice County is listed on our Minnesota directory.
Where Rice County land records are kept
Deeds and plats behind the Rice County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Rice County website names which office that is. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the fastest way to order the document for a lot in Faribault.
Why the township matters
In Rice County, township boundaries affect tax bills, local permits and voting precincts, so look it up well before you call about land near Cannon City. Buyers looking near Lonsdale sometimes find the township office is the place to ask about local road plans and ordinances.
Rice County township map questions
How do I find what township a property in Rice County is in?
Click the parcel on the Rice County Beacon site; the Rice County record generally names the township.
How big is a quarter section near Faribault?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Faribault is about 160, though corrections make some smaller.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Dennison?
They locate land near Dennison on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Can I see township boundaries near Faribault online?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Rice County map.
Open the official Rice County, MN parcel map Rice 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.