Blog · October 14, 2026 · Missouri
St. Francois County Township Map, Missouri
How to tell which township a parcel in St. Francois County sits in, and what that means near Leadwood.
Main page: St. Francois County, MO GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, St. Francois County facts and neighboring maps).
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If a deed near Bismarck mentions a township, or a tax bill names one, the St. Francois County township map is how you locate it on the ground. Here's how to see township lines for St. Francois County, Missouri, on free official maps.
Civil townships vs. survey townships
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Bismarck depend on Missouri law. Rural land in St. Francois County sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a survey township is about 6 miles square, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Step one: the free St. Francois County viewer
The county's own public map is the St. Francois County CAMAvision map, built on a CAMAvision parcel map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Leadwood and the rest of the county. Most people locate their St. Francois County tract fastest by searching an address in Leadington, then clicking the outline. For a backup route to the map covering Leadington, our St. Francois County directory entry keeps the link current.
Near the St. Francois County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Iron County, Jefferson County, Madison County, Perry County, and Ste. Genevieve County all border it. Our Missouri page links each map neighboring St. Francois County.
Using the St. Francois County parcel viewer as a St. Francois County township map
The St. Francois County CAMAvision map is the quickest St. Francois County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Goose Creek Lake. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the St. Francois County record.
The lay of the land around Farmington
From Farmington, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Bismarck, Bonne Terre, Desloge, and Iron Mountain Lake. Smaller places such as Doe Run, Frankclay, and Goose Creek Lake appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. St. Francois County had an estimated 67,058 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 452 square miles. The St. Francois County map mixes subdivision lots near Bonne Terre with farm and wooded tracts farther out. St. Francois County was organized in 1821, so deeds for older farms near Iron Mountain Lake can run back a long way.
How the survey grid is numbered
For land around Bonne Terre, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the numbering ends at 36 in the southeast corner. Quarter-quarter descriptions in St. Francois County read backward: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the St. Francois County grid. Water, old surveys and corrections can leave odd-sized lots along section edges in St. Francois County.
Township records near Leadington
Older deeds near Leadington may name a township differently than today's St. Francois County records, so compare the legal description too. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Leadington is the one that counts.
The St. Francois County economy in brief
St. Francois County's 2022 business count was 1,474 establishments, with health care and social assistance, retail trade, and other services the largest groups. Mining (except oil and gas) and nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing make up an above-average share of St. Francois County businesses, a clue to how land around Farmington gets used.
Taxes, permits and township lines
Township lines near Bismarck affect tax bills, local permits and voting precincts, and the county record is the better guide than an address. Assessment and tax districts in St. Francois County are commonly tied to the township, so two neighboring parcels near Bismarck can carry different rates.
St. Francois County township map questions
Does the St. Francois County GIS map show township lines?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the St. Francois County map.
Why is my mailing address in Leadwood but my township different?
Postal service areas around Leadwood cross township lines, so the two commonly differ.
What is a survey township in St. Francois County?
They locate land near Leadwood on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
How do I locate what township a property in St. Francois County is in?
Click the parcel on the St. Francois County CAMAvision map; the St. Francois County record most commonly names the township.
How big is a quarter section near Desloge?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Desloge is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
Open the official St. Francois County, MO parcel map St. Francois 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.