Gilchrist County, Florida property search
Search an address or an owner in Gilchrist County, Florida with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,648 lots are mapped here, covering 220,789 acres. 1,596 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Gilchrist County received $6.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 106 recipients. 37,844 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Cayman Islands. Crop insurance paid $5.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,648
- Lots mapped
- 220,789
- Acres
- 1,596
- Institutional
Land use in Gilchrist County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Gilchrist County, Florida| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 001 | 3,178 | 12,576 |
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| 002 | 3,076 | 13,335 |
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| 060 | 1,736 | 48,821 |
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| 056 | 881 | 48,880 |
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| 055 | 461 | 16,412 |
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| 007 | 457 | 1,775 |
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| 053 | 349 | 22,737 |
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| 099 | 239 | 4,400 |
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| 080 | 197 | 4,612 |
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| 057 | 123 | 2,685 |
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| 086 | 77 | 464 |
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| 059 | 73 | 8,377 |
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Largest landowners in Gilchrist County
Largest landowners by acreage in Gilchrist County, Florida| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SUWANNEE LAKE PLANTATION INC | 110 | 23,297 |
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| HLT GILCHRIST LLC | 43 | 7,735 |
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| PIEDMONT FARMS INC | 41 | 5,656 |
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| ANDCO LAND LLC | 20 | 5,549 |
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| CANAAN RANCH LP | 11 | 3,063 |
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| THOMAS L R INC | 17 | 1,749 |
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| BASS FARMS INC | 7 | 1,606 |
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| HILLTOP DAIRY HOLDINGS LLC | 18 | 1,603 |
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| HTK FARMS LLC | 21 | 1,340 |
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| TRENTON FAMILY ENTERPRISES LLC | 2 | 794 |
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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 Florida
Federal farm payments in Gilchrist County
- $6.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 106
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Gilchrist County, Florida, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $922K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $723K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $493K |
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| Ecp Financial Assistance | $112K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Gilchrist County
- 37,844
- Acres disclosed
- 21
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Gilchrist County, Florida, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Cayman Islands | 20,789 |
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| United Kingdom | 10,953 |
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| Canada | 5,564 |
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| Germany | 387 |
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| Hong Kong | 141 |
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| Netherlands | 10 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Gilchrist County, Florida| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| GILCHRIST TIMBER CO., INC. (CAYMAN ISLANDS) | 20,789 |
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| LONCALA, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 10,943 |
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| HTFF FL-T LLC (CANADA) | 5,479 |
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| MEYER FARMS, INC. (GERMANY) | 40 |
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| CLARKSON, CORDON M. & RAYMOND F. SMITHERS (UNITED KINGDOM) | 10 |
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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 Gilchrist County
- 79
- Policies
- 30,707
- Insured acres
- $5.3M
- Claims paid
- 2.13
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Gilchrist County, Florida, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Peanuts | $2.7M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.7M |
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| Corn | $671K |
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| Cotton | $142K |
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| Apiculture | $132K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 11
- 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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Gilchrist County last published these records on June 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.