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Ransom County.

Ransom County has 862.5 square miles of land in North Dakota. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Ransom County: Drift Plains, Beach Ridges and Sand Deltas, Glacial Outwash, among others.

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Ransom County Courthouse This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. — North Dakota
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Ransom County Courthouse This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. — North Dakota

Photo & credit
THE SETTINGDrift Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS31 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Ransom County on the map

THE RANSOM COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Drift Plains setting.

Ransom County has 862.5 square miles of land in North Dakota. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Ransom County: Drift Plains, Beach Ridges and Sand Deltas, Glacial Outwash, among others.

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.

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

Where the landscape changes

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

  1. Drift Plains51.7%
  2. Beach Ridges and Sand Deltas30.1%
  3. Glacial Outwash8.9%
  4. Tewaukon/Big Stone Stagnation Moraine8.2%
  5. Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin1%
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.

Lake Agassiz Plain in Ransom County

The former bed of glacial Lake Agassiz forms an exceptionally flat plain in the Red River valley. Thick lake sediments overlie older glacial deposits across this historic prairie landscape.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Ransom County

The atlas lists 31 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Ransom County, including Shenford, Sydna, Casey. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Ransom County

Ransom County by land and water

The Census records 1.38 square miles of water within Ransom County, or 0.2% of its total area. That share is close to Ransom County’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Ransom County has 376.1 times the land area of nearby Lisbon city (2.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Barnes County, Cass County, Dickey County, LaMoure County, Richland County, Sargent 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
Ransom 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 Ransom County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Ransom County. The county includes 31 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Drift Plains setting

Drift Plains belongs to Northern Glaciated Plains. What do current parcel maps show about depressions, drainage and road frontage within the glacial plain? The wider county also reaches Lake Agassiz Plain; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Lisbon

Lisbon is 1.9 miles west of the Ransom 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.

Ransom 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 RANSOM COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 46.4493° N, 97.6476° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Ransom County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Ransom 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

Drift Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northern 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 Ransom County.

Lisbon lies about 1.9 miles west of Ransom County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Ransom County in context

NSEWLisbon · 1.9 miles1Big Bend · 3.6 miles2Casey · 3.6 miles3Island Park · 4.9 miles4Tuller · 5 miles5Shenford · 8.3 miles6OUTER RING: 8.3 MILES
  1. 1
    Lisbon1.9 mi · city
  2. 2
    Big Bend3.6 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Casey3.6 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Island Park4.9 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Tuller5 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Shenford8.3 mi · legal township
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.
Alicetonlegal township
Alleghanylegal township
Balelegal township
Big Bendlegal township
Caseylegal township
Coburnlegal township
Elliottcity
Elliottlegal township
Enderlincity
Englevalecensus-designated place
Fort Ransomcity
Fort Ransomlegal township
Greenelegal township
Hansonlegal township
Island Parklegal township
Isleylegal township
Libertylegal township
Lisboncity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Ransom 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 Ransom County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Ransom County. Ransom County’s 862.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Drift Plains describe all of Ransom County?+

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

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

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 1.9 miles west of Ransom 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 Ransom 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 Ransom County.
Your next chapter.

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