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Steele County has 712.1 square miles of land in North Dakota. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Steele County: Drift Plains, Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin, End Moraine Complex, among others.

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THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Steele County, North Dakota · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Steele County, North Dakota from above

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THE SETTINGDrift Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS24 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Steele County on the map

THE STEELE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Drift Plains setting.

Steele County has 712.1 square miles of land in North Dakota. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Steele County: Drift Plains, Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin, End Moraine Complex, 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

Steele County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Drift Plains72.9%
  2. Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin11.7%
  3. End Moraine Complex7.9%
  4. Beach Ridges and Sand Deltas7.6%
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 Steele 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 Steele County

The atlas lists 24 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Steele County, including Easton, Riverside, Edendale. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Steele County

Steele County by land and water

The Census records 3.26 square miles of water within Steele County, or 0.5% of its total area. That share is close to Steele County’s 0.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Steele County has 19.8 times the land area of nearby Sherbrooke township (36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Barnes County, Cass County, Grand Forks County, Griggs County, Nelson County, Traill 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
Steele 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 Steele County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Steele County. The county includes 24 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 Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke is 2.5 miles east of the Steele 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.

Steele 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 STEELE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 47.4511° N, 97.7189° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Steele County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Steele 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 Steele County.

Sherbrooke lies about 2.5 miles east of Steele County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Steele County in context

NSEWSherbrooke · 2.5 miles1Easton · 3 miles2Hugo · 6.2 miles3Finley · 6.8 miles4Melrose · 6.9 miles5Golden Lake · 6.9 miles6OUTER RING: 6.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Sherbrooke2.5 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    Easton3 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Hugo6.2 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Finley6.8 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Melrose6.9 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Golden Lake6.9 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.
Beaver Creeklegal township
Broadlawnlegal township
Carpenterlegal township
Colgatelegal township
Eastonlegal township
Edendalelegal township
Engerlegal township
Finleycity
Finleylegal township
Franklinlegal township
Golden Lakelegal township
Greenviewlegal township
Hopecity
Hugolegal township
Luvernecity
Melroselegal township
Newburghlegal township
Primroselegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Steele 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 Steele County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Steele County. Steele County’s 712.1 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Drift Plains describe all of Steele County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 4 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 Sherbrooke as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.5 miles east of Steele 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 Steele 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 Steele County.
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