County · code 38001
Adams CountyNorth Dakota
Adams County is a county in North Dakota with its county seat in Hettinger, formed on April 17, 1907.
- Founded1907
- County seatHettinger
- Named forJohn Quincy Adams
- Land area988 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
- Population2,200 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,174 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Adams on the map of North Dakota
North Dakota has 53 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1907 from Hettinger County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Adams County was created from Hettinger County on April 17, 1907, though it was not initially attached or fully organized. The county was fully organized seven days later on April 24, 1907. Adams County was named after John Quincy Adams.
- 1907Adams County created Adams created from Hettinger; Adams not fully organized, not attached. · Hall, 237-238
- 1907Changed Adams fully organized. · North Dakota Blue Book, 446
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Adams
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 5,174 parcels from Adams County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 20 September 2024 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 1,516 in all from State of North Dakota — NDGISHUB / ND Department of Emergency Services (owner NDGISHDP-DES).
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Adams by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Adams County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Adams County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Adams County
- When was Adams County founded?
- Adams County was founded in 1907, formed from Hettinger County, and named after John Quincy Adams.
- What is the county seat of Adams County?
- The county seat of Adams County is Hettinger.
- Is there an online parcel map for Adams County?
- Yes. Adams County publishes a parcel map of 5,174 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Adams County's boundary or name changed?
- Adams County was created in 1907 from Hettinger County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Adams County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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