Effingham County, Georgia property search
Search an address or an owner in Effingham County, Georgia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 34,097 lots are mapped here, covering 297,259 acres. 5,578 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Effingham County received $1.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 44 recipients. 10,685 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $1.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 34,097
- Lots mapped
- 297,259
- Acres
- 5,578
- Institutional
Land use in Effingham County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Effingham County, Georgia| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 28,349 | 45,593 |
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| V | 2,252 | 117,049 |
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| E | 1,002 | 29,616 |
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| C | 751 | 2,071 |
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| A | 707 | 35,195 |
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| I | 168 | 5,628 |
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| J | 104 | 52,806 |
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| U | 71 | 3,427 |
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| Q | 12 | 5,875 |
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Largest landowners in Effingham County
Largest landowners by acreage in Effingham County, Georgia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| RAYONIER FOREST RESOURCES LP | 13 | 5,472 |
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| WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC | 11 | 5,069 |
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| SAMWILKA INC | 2 | 4,233 |
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| J AND W LANDHOLDINGS LLC | 15 | 3,572 |
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| MCLAWS BAY LLC | 5 | 3,536 |
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| THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION | 5 | 3,251 |
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| EFFINGHAM COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT | 33 | 3,101 |
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| ALMO TREE PLANTATION INC | 3 | 2,707 |
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| JLC TIMBER LLC | 3 | 2,662 |
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| TIMBERVEST PARTNERS III GEORGIA LLC | 3 | 2,570 |
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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 Georgia
Federal farm payments in Effingham County
- $1.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 44
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Effingham County, Georgia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $821K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $328K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $161K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $121K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $65K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $64K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Effingham County
- 10,685
- Acres disclosed
- 11
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Effingham County, Georgia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 4,541 |
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| Canada | 3,168 |
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| Austria | 1,795 |
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| United Kingdom | 841 |
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| Netherlands | 340 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Effingham County, Georgia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| AUGUSTA WOODLANDS CORP. (CANADA) | 3,029 |
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| ALMO TREE PLANTATION, INC. (GERMANY) | 2,604 |
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| SOMERSET INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (AUSTRIA) | 1,795 |
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| SAVANNAH TIMBER ASSOCIATES, LTD. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 841 |
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| MONUMENT LAND HOLDING CO., INC. (NETHERLANDS) | 340 |
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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 Effingham County
- 125
- Policies
- 12,815
- Insured acres
- $1.9M
- Claims paid
- 1.33
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Effingham County, Georgia, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Cotton | $708K |
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| Peanuts | $547K |
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| Corn | $305K |
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| Soybeans | $243K |
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| Wheat | $35K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 152
- CRP acres, 2025
- 17
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 500 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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Effingham County last published these records on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.