Shelby County, Alabama property search
Search an address or an owner in Shelby County, Alabama with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 101,305 lots are mapped here, covering 528,666 acres. 13,922 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Shelby County received $693,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 83 recipients. 9,930 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $216,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 101,305
- Lots mapped
- 528,666
- Acres
- 13,922
- Institutional
Land use in Shelby County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Shelby County, Alabama| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 3 | 78,440 | 454,119 |
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| 2 | 19,600 | 40,647 |
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| 4 | 781 | 7,543 |
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| 8 | 647 | 2,655 |
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| 5 | 503 | 12,928 |
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| 6 | 262 | 4,584 |
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| 1 | 242 | 4,130 |
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| 9 | 129 | 1,254 |
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| 7 | 61 | 806 |
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Largest landowners in Shelby County
Largest landowners by acreage in Shelby County, Alabama| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WESTERVELT COMPANY THE | 386 | 45,247 |
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| SERIES ONE OF TWIN CREEKS TIMBER LLC | 32 | 9,192 |
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| STATE OF ALABAMA | 240 | 8,290 |
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| VALLEY CREEK LAND & TIMBER LLC | 25 | 7,046 |
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| EBSCO INDUSTRIES INC | 57 | 6,971 |
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| CLAIRMONT SPRINGS LLC | 36 | 6,779 |
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| HAWAII ERS TIMBERLAND LLC | 26 | 5,441 |
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| HTFF REIT INC | 18 | 4,559 |
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| GORDON TIMBERLANDS LTD | 75 | 4,386 |
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| SHELBY COUNTY ALABAMA | 104 | 2,886 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Alabama
Federal farm payments in Shelby County
- $693K
- Paid in 2025
- 83
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Shelby County, Alabama, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $459K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $130K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $58K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $31K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $7K |
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| Emrgncy Relief Program Trk 1-Nonspclty Crps | $7K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Shelby County
- 9,930
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Shelby County, Alabama, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No foreign investor listed | 3,665 |
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| Denmark | 2,897 |
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| Canada | 1,934 |
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| Germany | 1,087 |
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| Belgium | 299 |
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| Syrian Arab Republic | 38 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Shelby County, Alabama| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HTFF Reit Inc (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 3,665 |
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| Redstone TimberCo, LLC (DENMARK) | 2,897 |
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| U.S. ALLIANCE COOSA PINES CORPORATION (CANADA) | 1,899 |
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| VGI Forest Clairmont Springs, LLC (GERMANY) | 1,087 |
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| CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY OF ALABAMA, INC. (BELGIUM) | 299 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Shelby County
- 30
- Policies
- 7,367
- Insured acres
- $216K
- Claims paid
- 0.70
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Shelby County, Alabama, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $216K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5
- CRP acres, 2025
- 87
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Shelby County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.