County GIS · Parcel viewers · October 18, 2026
South Dakota County GIS Websites: Parcel Viewers by County
Which parcel map software each South Dakota county uses (63 of 66 verified), how to search the common viewers, and a link to every official map.
Looking for South Dakota county GIS websites? South Dakota has 66 counties, and their official parcel maps do not all run on the same software. Knowing which viewer a county uses tells you what the search box expects and where the parcel report is.
Searching property records across South Dakota is easier once you know which kind of map you are about to open. We checked the official viewer listed for each of the 66 South Dakota entries in the Platbookmapper directory and tallied them by platform.
South Dakota at a glance
- Entries in the directory: 66
- With a verified public parcel viewer: 63
- Still waiting on a verified link: 3 (Hyde County, Spink County, Walworth County)
- planning-district WebGIS: 43
- Beacon (Schneider Geospatial): 13
- CAMAvision Maps: 6
- county web map: 1
The most populous counties
The busiest offices are worth knowing first, since most searches land there.
| Name | 2023 population | Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 206,930 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Pennington County | 115,903 | county web map |
| Lincoln County | 73,238 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Brown County | 37,733 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Brookings County | 35,980 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
How to search the most common viewers in South Dakota
planning-district WebGIS (43 entries, e.g. Aurora County, Beadle County, Bennett County)
- Accept any disclaimer, then use the search tool to find a street address, owner or parcel ID.
- Click a parcel to view its attributes.
- Use the layer or basemap controls to add aerials and other layers where the county provides them.
Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) (13 entries, e.g. Brookings County, Brown County, Clay County)
- Open the link to the Beacon site from Schneider Geospatial. If a terms or disclaimer window appears, agree to it to continue.
- Use the search bar to look up a street address, an owner's name or a parcel ID. Beacon sites usually also have a dedicated property search page.
- Click a lot on the map and then open its report for assessment and property details.
- Use the layer and basemap controls to add aerial photos or other layers the county publishes.
CAMAvision Maps (6 entries, e.g. Corson County, Dewey County, Fall River County)
- Find the search option and look up a property, or zoom in on the map.
- Click a lot to see its details.
- Check the toolbar for layers, measuring and printing.
Every South Dakota entry and its viewer
| Name | Seat | 2023 population | Official viewer type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | Plankinton | 2,782 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Beadle County | Huron | 19,591 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Bennett County | Martin | 3,305 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Bon Homme County | Tyndall | 7,065 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Brookings County | Brookings | 35,980 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Brown County | Aberdeen | 37,733 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Brule County | Chamberlain | 5,311 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Buffalo County | Gann Valley | 1,884 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Butte County | Belle Fourche | 10,863 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Campbell County | Mound City | 1,340 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Charles Mix County | Lake Andes | 9,240 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Clark County | Clark | 3,948 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Clay County | Vermillion | 15,431 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Codington County | Watertown | 28,971 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Corson County | McIntosh | 3,782 | CAMAvision Maps |
| Custer County | Custer | 9,117 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Davison County | Mitchell | 19,922 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Day County | Webster | 5,451 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Deuel County | Clear Lake | 4,354 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Dewey County | Timber Lake | 5,208 | CAMAvision Maps |
| Douglas County | Armour | 2,838 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Edmunds County | Ipswich | 4,057 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Fall River County | Hot Springs | 7,393 | CAMAvision Maps |
| Faulk County | Faulkton | 2,151 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Grant County | Milbank | 7,553 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Gregory County | Burke | 4,018 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Haakon County | Philip | 1,851 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Hamlin County | Hayti | 6,451 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Hand County | Miller | 3,107 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Hanson County | Alexandria | 3,471 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Harding County | Buffalo | 1,324 | CAMAvision Maps |
| Hughes County | Pierre | 17,624 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Hutchinson County | Olivet | 7,394 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Hyde County | Highmore | 1,186 | not listed yet |
| Jackson County | Kadoka | 2,776 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Jerauld County | Wessington Springs | 1,660 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Jones County | Murdo | 855 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Kingsbury County | De Smet | 5,276 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Lake County | Madison | 11,031 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Lawrence County | Deadwood | 28,053 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Lincoln County | Canton | 73,238 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Lyman County | Kennebec | 3,705 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Marshall County | Britton | 4,390 | planning-district WebGIS |
| McCook County | Salem | 5,809 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| McPherson County | Leola | 2,334 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Meade County | Sturgis | 30,954 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Mellette County | White River | 1,851 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Miner County | Howard | 2,280 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Minnehaha County | Sioux Falls | 206,930 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Moody County | Flandreau | 6,450 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Oglala Lakota County | Hot Springs | 13,434 | CAMAvision Maps |
| Pennington County | Rapid City | 115,903 | county web map |
| Perkins County | Bison | 2,834 | CAMAvision Maps |
| Potter County | Gettysburg | 2,413 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Roberts County | Sisseton | 10,206 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Sanborn County | Woonsocket | 2,399 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Spink County | Redfield | 6,166 | not listed yet |
| Stanley County | Fort Pierre | 3,043 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Sully County | Onida | 1,494 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Todd County | Winner | 9,199 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Tripp County | Winner | 5,621 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Turner County | Parker | 9,027 | planning-district WebGIS |
| Union County | Elk Point | 17,183 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Walworth County | Selby | 5,269 | not listed yet |
| Yankton County | Yankton | 23,517 | Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) |
| Ziebach County | Dupree | 2,322 | planning-district WebGIS |
Before you rely on what you find
Treat these maps as a starting point. Parcel outlines are tax-map drawings and can be off from the true line; the recorded deed and a licensed survey are what count. To check flood zones, soils or wetlands for a spot you found, open it on the Platbookmapper Land Map, which pulls FEMA, USDA and U.S. Fish & Wildlife layers.
See also: South Dakota on Platbookmapper.
Related guides
Sources
- Platbookmapper county GIS directory (the live data file behind our county pages, pulled October 18, 2026). Viewer types are read from each official map's web address.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county totals, Vintage 2023 (July 1, 2023 estimates)
- County seats: Wikidata (county seat property), cross-checked against Census place names.