Blog · October 14, 2026 · Minnesota
Using the White Bear Lake GIS Map
Parcel data for White Bear Lake comes from the county, and the viewer is free.
Main page: Washington County, MN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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When land near Birchwood Village catches your eye, the White Bear Lake GIS map shows lines, owner names and parcel numbers. What this White Bear Lake guide covers: where that map lives, the fastest ways to search, and the limits worth knowing.
Opening the White Bear Lake GIS map
On ground around Willernie, some cities also run their own GIS portal for utilities or zoning; that can add detail on top of the county map.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Begin with the Washington County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every assessed parcel around Birchwood Village and Willernie. For land near Mahtomedi, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. Closer to Mahtomedi, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; each clerk in the county asks for it first.
White Bear Lake and the county around it
White Bear Lake is part of Washington County, Minnesota, and the county assessor maps its lots. For property near Grant, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the town limits near Mahtomedi often falls under county rules rather than the town's.
How land is described here
Minnesota uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Willernie is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Birchwood Village odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Dellwood for any title or survey request.
Offices that can help
For assessment questions about property around Grant belong with the County Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Birchwood Village go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Search tips
Acreage around Birchwood Village might not have a street number, so pan the aerial and click the lot. Out toward Willernie, searching by parcel number never misses, and it carries over to every office in the county.
Recorded documents worth pulling
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for land near Grant are kept by the County Recorder. For a home near Birchwood Village, use the document number from the tax record to skip a name search.
Aerials, labels and overlays
An aerial view around Birchwood Village shows roofs, driveways and tree lines next to the parcel edges.
When the map won't load
When the map won't open around Grant, switch browsers or turn off pop-up blockers; links occasionally change, and our directory page keeps the current one.
Limits of the parcel data
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so a tree line near Willernie can sit a few yards off the line on screen. Closer to Birchwood Village, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Reading a parcel record
If sale dates appear, they help gauge the market around Dellwood give a rough idea of values; an appraiser is the real authority.
Land on the county line
Washington County meets Anoka County, Chisago County, Dakota County, Ramsey County, and Pierce County, WI; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Pine Springs may be split in two county records, so look at the adjacent map as well. For property near Grant, our state page links every neighboring county map for Minnesota.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Grant, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Birchwood Village with its ID is a good backup.
Keeping a record
Save a screenshot of the lot near Grant and its record panel, so you have it when calling an office.
A quick look at the area
Stillwater serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Birchwood Village, Mahtomedi, Willernie, and Dellwood, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 278,936 people live in Washington County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on some 385 square miles. Washington County was formed in 1849, and some chains of title near Grant are long. Features like Afton State Park help you orient on the aerial around Grant.
White Bear Lake: common questions
Where else can I find maps of White Bear Lake?
Usually, check the White Bear Lake website or ask city hall, while parcel data usually comes from the county.
How accurate is the parcel map near Dellwood?
Generally, lines near Grant can be off by several feet or more, so a licensed surveyor should mark corners.
Can I search by owner name in White Bear Lake?
It depends, but click the lot near Mahtomedi to see the owner, or search by address instead.
What layers does the parcel viewer have in White Bear Lake?
Closer to Mahtomedi, many viewers offer aerial imagery plus layers like city limits, zoning or flood zones.
Is the parcel map a survey around Birchwood Village?
No; boundary questions near Pine Springs need a licensed surveyor; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official Washington County, MN 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.