County · code 38091
Steele CountyNorth Dakota
Steele County is a county in North Dakota with its seat in Finley, formed on June 2, 1883.
- Founded1883
- County seatFinley
- Land area712 sq mi + 3.3 sq mi water
- Population1,798 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped6,155 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Steele 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 1883 from Griggs County and Traill County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Steele County was created by Dakota Territory from Griggs County and Traill County. When North Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, Steele became a county in the new state.
- 1883Steele County created Steele created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from Griggs and Traill. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 36/p. 52
- 1889Became part of North Dakota Steele became a county in the state of North Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 7:526-527; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Steele
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 6,155 parcels from Steele County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 15 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 1,444 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
Steele 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
Steele County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Steele County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Steele 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 Steele County
- When was Steele County founded?
- Steele County was founded in 1883, formed from Griggs County and Traill County.
- What is the county seat of Steele County?
- The county seat of Steele County is Finley.
- Is there an online parcel map for Steele County?
- Yes. Steele County publishes a parcel map of 6,155 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Steele County's boundary or name changed?
- Steele County was created in 1883 from Griggs County and Traill 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 Steele 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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