Blog · October 14, 2026 · Minnesota
Traverse County Township Map in Minnesota
Township lines, sections and parcel records for land around Wheaton.
Main page: Traverse County, MN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Traverse County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Traverse County township map search near Tintah frequently starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. The free Traverse County parcel viewer and the parcel record typically display both.
How to use the Traverse County township map
A township name on a county tax record refers to the civil township where the land near Browns Valley sits. Separately, Minnesota land near Browns Valley sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a survey township is about 6 miles square, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Search Traverse County parcels by owner, address or ID
For land around Dumont, open the Traverse County ArcGIS parcel map (an Esri ArcGIS web map); it is the map Traverse County itself publishes. Most people find their Traverse County tract fastest by searching an address in Dumont, then clicking the outline. Our Traverse County, MN page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Dumont in one place.
Seeing township lines on the Traverse County map
The Traverse County ArcGIS parcel map is the quickest Traverse County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Dakomin. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Traverse County record.
Reading sections near Wheaton
For land around Dumont, 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 Wheaton read backward: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the county grid. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Dumont may not be exactly 640 acres.
Old names and overlapping districts in Traverse County
Township names on a historical atlas of Traverse County can help when a family deed near Dumont uses an old place name. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near Tintah is the one that counts.
Work and land use in Traverse County
County Business Patterns counted 119 business establishments in Traverse County for 2022, led by retail trade, other services, and finance and insurance. Wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products) and building material and garden supply dealers make up an above-average share of Traverse County businesses, a clue to how land around Wheaton gets used.
The lay of the land around Wheaton
Town lots cluster around Wheaton, the county seat, and Browns Valley, Dumont, and Tintah. Smaller places such as Boisberg, Charlesville, and Collis appear on the Traverse County map as little clusters of lots. Traverse County had an estimated 3,136 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 574 square miles. Outside Wheaton, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Tracts that cross the Traverse County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Big Stone County, Grant County, and Stevens County as well. Every map bordering Traverse County is listed on our Minnesota directory.
Deeds and plats behind the Traverse County map
For land near Wheaton, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Copy the parcel ID and legal description from the county record well before you request a deed for land near Tintah.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Wheaton
Township lines near Browns Valley can matter more than the mailing town, and the county record is the better guide than an address. Assessment and tax districts in Traverse County are frequently tied to the township, so two neighboring parcels near Browns Valley can carry different rates.
Traverse County, MN: common questions
Can I see township boundaries near Tintah online?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Tintah.
How do I find what township a property in Traverse County is in?
Click the parcel on the Traverse County ArcGIS parcel map; the Traverse County record typically names the township.
How many acres is a section in Traverse County?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Tintah is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
What is a survey township in Traverse County?
They locate land near Browns Valley on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Why is my mailing address in Browns Valley but my township different?
Postal service areas around Browns Valley cross township lines, so the two frequently differ.
Open the official Traverse County, MN parcel map Traverse 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.