Big Stone County, MN

What LandBenchmark can tell you about a parcel in Big Stone County — and, just as importantly, what it can't.

Land area
499.1
sq mi
Water area
28.9
sq mi
County FIPS
27011
Center
45.420, -96.402

Area and center from the US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer.

Measured terrain around the Big Stone County centroid

Centroid elevation
332
m (1,089 ft)
Terrain relief
51
m spread (p95−p5, ~20–40 km window)

The county center sits at about 332 m above sea level. Elevation across the sampled window spreads 51 m — gently rolling terrain by our banding (flat <30 m · gently rolling 30–100 m · hilly 100–300 m · mountainous >300 m). Water covers about 5% of the county's area (Census Gazetteer). These are county-scale context, not parcel measurements — a specific parcel gets its own slope, flood and usable-acreage readings when analyzed.

Elevation measured 2026-07-21 from the AWS Terrain Tiles (terrarium encoding, z10).

Data available for Big Stone County

  • Owner of record, parcel number, assessed value and the county's parcel boundaryMinnesota publishes these as open data (Minnesota Geospatial Commons — Open Parcels). LandBenchmark reads them directly.
  • Legal description — township, range and section from the BLM Public Land Survey System.
  • FEMA flood zones, wetlands, soil survey and NCCPI soil productivity — the federal layers, all free and all available here.
  • 56 measured signals from satellite imagery and public records — slope and usable acreage, observed surface water, vegetation trend, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and neighboring land use. Each one cites its method, its source, and the date it was observed.

LandBenchmark has no listings and does not know what is for sale in Big Stone County. It analyses a parcel you point it at. It is an automated Phase-1 desk screen, not a survey, a flood determination, or a substitute for on-site inspection.

Common questions about land in Big Stone County

Can I see who owns a parcel in Big Stone County?

Yes — Minnesota publishes parcel ownership as open data (Minnesota Geospatial Commons — Open Parcels), so a LandBenchmark report on a Big Stone County parcel shows the owner of record, parcel number and assessed value, cited to the state dataset.

How hilly is Big Stone County?

Around the county center, measured elevation spreads 51 m across a ~20–40 km window — gently rolling terrain by our banding. Individual parcels vary: a report measures the actual slope and usable acreage of the parcel you point it at.

What can LandBenchmark measure for a parcel in Big Stone County?

56 measured signals, each cited with source and observation date: FEMA flood zone plus surface water observed in multi-year imagery, USFWS wetlands, USDA soil survey and productivity, slope and usable acreage, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and surroundings. What a satellite cannot verify — title, zoning, perc results, water rights — goes on a human-verify checklist naming the Big Stone County offices that can.

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