Coles County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Coles County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 28,674 lots are mapped here, covering 340,764 acres. 4,875 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Coles County received $9.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,037 recipients. 3,034 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $1.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 28,674
- Lots mapped
- 340,764
- Acres
- 4,875
- Institutional
Land use in Coles County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Coles County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 18,315 | 11,779 |
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| Ag Land | 5,442 | 265,567 |
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| Commercial | 2,047 | 6,108 |
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| Ag Dwelling | 1,192 | 54,137 |
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| Exempt | 963 | 749 |
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| Industrial | 112 | 2,370 |
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| Other | 2 | 55 |
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Largest landowners in Coles County
Largest landowners by acreage in Coles County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| POPHAM BROS FAMILY LTD | 31 | 2,249 |
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| SHRADER FARMS INC | 35 | 2,142 |
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| CLAPP FARMS LP | 44 | 1,786 |
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| SCHAEFER FARMS LLC | 23 | 1,626 |
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| SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 8 | 1,614 |
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| GA LO FARMS INC | 11 | 1,438 |
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| DOLE FARMS LTD PARTNERSHIP | 19 | 1,408 |
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| TACK FARMS LLC ETAL %ACLO | 18 | 1,194 |
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| KASKASKIA RIVER FARM FLORIDA LLC | 14 | 1,158 |
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| COLES COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY | 11 | 1,154 |
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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 Illinois
Federal farm payments in Coles County
- $9.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,037
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Coles County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $11K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $10K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $3K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Coles County
- 3,034
- Acres disclosed
- 18
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Coles County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 2,435 |
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| Germany | 516 |
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| Canada | 83 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Coles County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Prairie Wolf Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,646 |
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| COLES SOLAR, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 452 |
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| NATIONAL GRID RENEWABLES PROJECTS, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 315 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 83 |
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| East Galesburg Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 22 |
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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 Coles County
- 1,494
- Policies
- 211,639
- Insured acres
- $1.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.15
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Coles County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.1M |
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| Corn | $360K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $5K |
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| Wheat | $2K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6,857
- CRP acres, 2025
- 28
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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 Coles County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.