Morrison County

Morrison County covers 1,125 square miles of central Minnesota, with the county seat at Little Falls.

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PublicGIS maps 29,798 parcels for Morrison County.

Where to find things

  • PublicGISProperty lines

    Fast, simple parcel map and property viewer. Tap any parcel to see its lines, size, owner of record, and the official county links for it.

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  • Morrison County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property records · Property owner · Aerial imagery

    Beacon is Morrison County's public parcel map and property search. Look up a property by address, owner, or parcel number to see its boundary, acreage, ownership, classification, and assessed value.

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    • MnGeoHome page of the state GIS office. Explains state mapping programs and links to the Geospatial Commons.
    • Electronic Certificate of Real Estate ValueThe state's record of reported sale prices and terms filed with deeds. Used for sales ratio studies and to research what a property actually sold for.
    • Minnesota Business Filings SearchLook up a Minnesota business, LLC or corporation, including its registered agent and address, when a company name appears on a deed or tax record.
    • Statewide ParcelsOne statewide map layer of property parcel boundaries compiled from counties that share their parcel data openly. Includes parcel ID and, where the county provides it, owner and address fields.
    • Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs OnlineBrowse and download historical aerial photos of Minnesota back to the 1930s to see how a property looked in past decades.
    • MNHS Collections SearchSearch the historical society's collections: maps, atlases, photographs, manuscripts and county records held by the state archives.
  • Morrison County Auditor-TreasurerProperty taxes

    The office that calculates and collects property taxes and handles tax-forfeited land.

    Shannon Coyle, Auditor/Treasurer
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    • Property TaxesHub for Minnesota property tax topics: how taxes are set, refunds, homestead, classification and where to contact your county.
  • Morrison County zoning and land useZoning

    County zoning districts and land use rules. County zoning generally applies outside city limits; cities zone their own land.

  • Morrison County wetlandsWetlands

    Wetland Conservation Act administration: how to find out whether a wetland affects your land and what you need before draining or filling.

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    • Minnesota public drainage systemsExplains Minnesota public drainage law: landowners share open ditches and tile lines, and a public drainage authority runs each one. The authority is a county board of commissioners, a joint county board, or a watershed district board of managers. Contact the county or watershed district that runs the ditch.
    • NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
    • Board of Water and Soil ResourcesState agency overseeing soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, the Wetland Conservation Act, buffers and conservation easements such as RIM.
  • Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.

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    • DNR Floodplain Management ProgramHow floodplain mapping and local floodplain ordinances work in Minnesota and where to get flood map help.
    • Find a DNR Area HydrologistCounty-assigned DNR contacts for public waters, shoreland and public waters work permits. For local Wetland Conservation Act decisions, use the BWSR Wetland Conservation Act LGU contact directory.
    • FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
  • Search plats by document number, plat number, or name using the county's Beacon tool.

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    • GLO Plat Maps, Minnesota 1848-1907Map viewer of the original government survey plats for every Minnesota township. Shows section lines, water and features as first surveyed.
  • Morrison County septic systemsSeptic systems

    Rules and permits for subsurface sewage treatment systems (septic), including new systems, replacements, and compliance inspections.

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  • Morrison County land use and building permitsBuilding permits

    Which permits the county issues for building, land use, and site work, and how to apply.

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    • Minnesota Building Codes and LawsThe building codes Minnesota has adopted, including the residential code, plus the statutes and rules behind them and which local jurisdictions enforce them.
    • Minnesota Certificate of Occupancy RequirementsMinnesota Rules 1300.0220 describes certificate of occupancy requirements, exceptions and temporary occupancy. Read the state rule, then confirm its application to a particular building with the local building official. This does not certify that a building is approved for occupancy.
  • View property, tax, and recorded document information on an interactive county web map. Extra services in the map need a subscription.

    Brad Bolton, GIS Coordinator
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  • Morrison County Land DepartmentPublic land

    The county office that manages county-owned land, forestry, and land sales.

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    • BWSR Conservation EasementsHow Reinvest in Minnesota conservation easements work and how to check whether land is enrolled. Contact the local soil and water conservation district for parcel-level answers.
    • Lands and MineralsState mineral leasing, state land records and mineral ownership information, including how to research severed mineral rights and lease sales.
    • Mineland ReclamationRules and records for reclaiming mined land in Minnesota, covering iron mining on the Iron Range and nonferrous mining sites.

Other Morrison County links

  • Morrison County GIS mapThe official interactive GIS map for Morrison County. Open it to search a property and see its parcel and the other map layers the county publishes.

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Morrison County offices

  • One phone line for 2 offices
    • Morrison CountyCounty government home page in Little Falls.
    • Morrison County Veterans ServicesCounty veterans service office: helps veterans and families file VA benefit claims in Morrison County, Minnesota.
  • Morrison County AdministrationCounty administration for Morrison County, Minnesota: county administrator or manager and the county board.Matt LeBlanc, County Administrator
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  • Morrison County RecorderRecords real estate documents and land records.Jenny Sanders, County Recorder
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    • Morrison County Emergency ManagementEmergency management office for Morrison County, Minnesota: preparedness, hazard mitigation planning, evacuation and disaster recovery.
    • Morrison County Environmental ServicesCounty environmental health services. Call to confirm who issues septic permits here.
  • Morrison County Highway DepartmentCounty roads, bridges, and right of way.Tony Hennen, Public Works Director
  • Morrison Soil and Water Conservation DistrictSoil and water conservation district serving Morrison County, Minnesota: conservation, erosion, wetland and shoreland assistance for landowners.
  • Morrison County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Morrison County is at the Little Falls Service Center, 16776 Heron Rd, Little Falls, MN 56345. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
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  • Morrison County SheriffCounty sheriff: law enforcement, civil process, jail and warrant records for Morrison County, Minnesota.

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About Morrison County

Morrison County covers 1,125 square miles of central Minnesota, with the county seat at Little Falls. The county Assessor sets property values, the Auditor-Treasurer bills property taxes, and the Recorder keeps recorded land documents.

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