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Rice County.

Rice County has 495.8 square miles of land in Minnesota. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Rice County: Big Woods, Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Drift Plains, Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Rice County Courthouse, 218 3rd St NW, Faribault, Minnesota, USA.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Rice County Courthouse, 218 3rd St NW, Faribault, Minnesota, USA.

Photo & credit
THE SETTINGBig Woods
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS22 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Rice County on the map

THE RICE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Big Woods setting.

Rice County has 495.8 square miles of land in Minnesota. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Rice County: Big Woods, Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Drift Plains, Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys.

This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.

Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Rice County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Big Woods63.5%
  2. Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Drift Plains22%
  3. Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys14.5%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Western Corn Belt Plains in Rice County

Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Rice County

The atlas lists 22 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Rice County, including Northfield, Richland, Bridgewater. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Rice County

Rice County by land and water

The Census records 20.1 square miles of water within Rice County, or 3.9% of its total area. That share is close to Rice County’s 3.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Rice County has 19.3 times the land area of nearby Wells township (25.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Dakota County, Dodge County, Goodhue County, Le Sueur County, Scott County, Steele County, Waseca County within Minnesota. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Rice County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Rice County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Rice County. The county includes 22 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Big Woods setting

Big Woods belongs to North Central Hardwood Forests. How do the parcel's woods, open areas and lake or wetland edges relate to its surveyed boundaries and access? The wider county also reaches Western Corn Belt Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Wells

Wells is 2.5 miles southwest of the Rice County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Rice County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON RICE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 44.3508° N, 93.2985° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Rice County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Rice

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Rice ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Rice County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Big Woods

Explore the agency mapping behind the North Central Hardwood Forests context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Minnesota landowner resources

Minnesota shoreland classifications

DNR explanation and map access for lake, river, and stream shoreland classifications.

Minnesota DNR map collection

Official tools for terrain, waterbodies, watersheds, and public-land context.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Rice County.

Wells lies about 2.5 miles southwest of Rice County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Rice County in context

NSEWWells · 2.5 miles1Faribault · 3.7 miles2Cannon City · 4.5 miles3Forest · 4.8 miles4Bridgewater · 6 miles5Dundas · 7.1 miles6OUTER RING: 7.1 MILES
  1. 1
    Wells2.5 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    Faribault3.7 mi · city
  3. 3
    Cannon City4.5 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Forest4.8 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Bridgewater6 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Dundas7.1 mi · city
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Minnesota; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Bridgewaterlegal township
Cannon Citylegal township
Dennisoncity
Dundascity
Erinlegal township
Faribaultcity
Forestlegal township
Lonsdalecity
Morristowncity
Morristownlegal township
Nerstrandcity
Northfieldcity
Northfieldlegal township
Richlandlegal township
Shieldsvillelegal township
Walcottlegal township
Warsawcensus-designated place
Warsawlegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Rice County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Rice County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Rice County. Rice County’s 495.8 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Big Woods describe all of Rice County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Big Woods is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Wells as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.5 miles southwest of Rice County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Rice County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Rice County.
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