Franklin County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Franklin County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 31,477 lots are mapped here, covering 219,828 acres. 3,607 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Franklin County received $8.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 716 recipients. 5,918 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $4.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 31,477
- Lots mapped
- 219,828
- Acres
- 3,607
- Institutional
Land use in Franklin County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Franklin County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 40 | 15,028 | 1,054 |
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| 30 | 5,430 | 762 |
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| 21 | 4,100 | 145,636 |
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| 11 | 2,069 | 57,184 |
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| 90 | 1,633 | 3,175 |
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| 70 | 792 | 0 |
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| 60 | 492 | 136 |
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| 29 | 377 | 7,607 |
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| 50 | 268 | 0 |
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| 80 | 122 | 2,201 |
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| 20 | 55 | 291 |
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| 28 | 37 | 1,784 |
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Largest landowners in Franklin County
Largest landowners by acreage in Franklin County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BUNTIN BROTHERS FARMS LLC | 96 | 4,657 |
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| KIRCHNER FARMS LLC | 41 | 4,079 |
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| SUGAR CAMP ENERGY LLC | 83 | 3,602 |
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| LAWRENCE FARM ENTERPRISES LLC | 43 | 2,466 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OF REALTY AND CAPITAL PLANNING | 21 | 1,673 |
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| LONG PRAIRIE FARM LLC | 46 | 1,536 |
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| FARRELL FARMS LLC | 15 | 1,316 |
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| LYN DE FARMS LLC | 26 | 1,204 |
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| LIBERTY LAND LLC | 22 | 1,023 |
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| GOOSE POND FARMS INC | 24 | 1,002 |
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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 Franklin County
- $8.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 716
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Franklin County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $784K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $34K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $33K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Franklin County
- 5,918
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Franklin County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 5,770 |
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| Germany | 128 |
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| United Kingdom | 20 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Franklin County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| (NETHERLANDS) | 5,770 |
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| (UNITED KINGDOM) | 20 |
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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 Franklin County
- 549
- Policies
- 125,961
- Insured acres
- $4.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.69
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Franklin County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.4M |
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| Corn | $2.1M |
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| Wheat | $99K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $8K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $6K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6,227
- CRP acres, 2025
- 30
- 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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Franklin County last published these records on August 7, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.