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Mountrail County.

Mountrail County has 1,825.2 square miles of land in North Dakota. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Mountrail County: Missouri Coteau Slope, Northern Missouri Coteau, River Breaks, among others.

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Mountrail County Courthouse - Stanley, North Dakota
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Mountrail County Courthouse - Stanley, North Dakota

Photo & credit
THE SETTINGMissouri Coteau Slope
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS56 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Mountrail County on the map

THE MOUNTRAIL COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Missouri Coteau Slope setting.

Mountrail County has 1,825.2 square miles of land in North Dakota. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Mountrail County: Missouri Coteau Slope, Northern Missouri Coteau, River Breaks, among others.

Glaciated plains bridge the wetter eastern prairie and the drier, more broken Great Plains. Numerous prairie potholes and other seasonal or persistent wetlands are characteristic regional landforms.

Regional context: Northwestern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Mountrail County intersects 5 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Missouri Coteau Slope60%
  2. Northern Missouri Coteau20.3%
  3. River Breaks18.3%
  4. Northern Dark Brown Prairie1.2%
  5. Missouri Coteau0.2%
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.

Northwestern Great Plains in Mountrail County

Rolling semiarid plains are punctuated by buttes, badlands and river breaks. Much of the regional terrain developed on sandstone, siltstone and shale without the leveling influence of continental glaciers.

Read the regional source ↗

Northern Glaciated Plains in Mountrail County

Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Mountrail County

The atlas lists 56 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Mountrail County, including Myrtle, Manitou, Plaza. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Mountrail County

Mountrail County by land and water

The Census records 116.3 square miles of water within Mountrail County, or 6% of its total area. That share is close to Mountrail County’s 6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Mountrail County has 51.4 times the land area of nearby Purcell township (35.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Burke County, Dunn County, McKenzie County, McLean County, Ward County, Williams County within North Dakota. 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
Mountrail 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 Mountrail County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Mountrail County. The county includes 56 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Missouri Coteau Slope setting

Missouri Coteau Slope belongs to Northwestern Glaciated Plains. Do parcel-specific maps identify glacial depressions or drainage features, and how do they relate to the access route? The wider county also reaches Northwestern Great Plains and Northern Glaciated Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Purcell

Purcell is 2.6 miles north of the Mountrail 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.

Mountrail 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 MOUNTRAIL COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 48.2101° N, 102.3649° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Mountrail County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Mountrail

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 Mountrail ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Mountrail 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

Missouri Coteau Slope

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northwestern Glaciated Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional North Dakota landowner resources

North Dakota water MapServices

Agency guide to well, drainage, survey, and other water-resource maps.

North Dakota risk-assessment map

DWR mapping for reviewing available flood-risk information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Mountrail County.

Purcell lies about 2.6 miles north of Mountrail County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Mountrail County in context

NSEWPurcell · 2.6 miles1Sikes · 4.2 miles2Burke · 5.9 miles3Alger · 6.2 miles4Brookbank · 7.2 miles5Stanley · 7.3 miles6OUTER RING: 7.3 MILES
  1. 1
    Purcell2.6 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    Sikes4.2 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Burke5.9 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Alger6.2 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Brookbank7.2 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Stanley7.3 mi · city
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within North Dakota; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Algerlegal township
Austinlegal township
Bannerlegal township
Bickerlegal township
Big Bendlegal township
Brookbanklegal township
Burkelegal township
Clearwaterlegal township
Cottonwoodlegal township
Crane Creeklegal township
Crowfootlegal township
Debinglegal township
Eganlegal township
Fertilelegal township
Howielegal township
Idaholegal township
James Hilllegal township
Kickapoolegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Mountrail 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 Mountrail County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Mountrail County. Mountrail County’s 1,825.2 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Missouri Coteau Slope describe all of Mountrail County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 5 regional units; Missouri Coteau Slope is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

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

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.6 miles north of Mountrail 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 Mountrail 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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