Hamilton County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Hamilton County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 10,511 lots are mapped here, covering 281,361 acres. 1,328 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hamilton County received $11.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 889 recipients. 5,370 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $7.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 10,511
- Lots mapped
- 281,361
- Acres
- 1,328
- Institutional
Land use in Hamilton County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Hamilton County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 21 | 4,199 | 192,966 |
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| 40 | 2,540 | 2,044 |
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| 11 | 1,702 | 67,349 |
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| 30 | 732 | 295 |
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| 90 | 391 | 5,634 |
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| 60 | 271 | 305 |
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| 29 | 220 | 6,039 |
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| 10 | 91 | 1,069 |
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| 20 | 64 | 683 |
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| 80 | 50 | 1,141 |
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| 5000 | 41 | 332 |
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| 4500 | 33 | 117 |
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Largest landowners in Hamilton County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hamilton County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF IL - DEPT OF NATURAL | 33 | 4,768 |
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| RUBENACKER BROTHERS LLC | 52 | 4,524 |
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| GRANWOODROW LLC | 53 | 2,564 |
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| WOODROW FARM LAND LLC | 17 | 2,157 |
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| SKILLET FORK FARMS LTD | 11 | 2,152 |
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| WPB FARMS LLC | 33 | 1,824 |
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| GRAY BIRDIE R LTD PARTNERSHIP I | 9 | 1,780 |
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| BUFFALO TOWN LLC | 32 | 1,482 |
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| ALLIANCE WOR PROPERTIES LLC | 27 | 1,374 |
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| WITTER FRED A FARMS IRREV TRST | 11 | 940 |
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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 Hamilton County
- $11.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 889
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hamilton County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $6.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $121K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $27K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $21K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hamilton County
- 5,370
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hamilton County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 5,290 |
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| Netherlands | 80 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hamilton County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| SKILLET FORK FARM, LTD. (GERMANY) | 2,190 |
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| ALMO FARM ANSTALT (GERMANY) | 916 |
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| (NETHERLANDS) | 80 |
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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 Hamilton County
- 968
- Policies
- 176,121
- Insured acres
- $7.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.56
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hamilton County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $4M |
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| Soybeans | $2.8M |
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| Wheat | $176K |
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| Popcorn | $145K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $31K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 15,898
- CRP acres, 2025
- 15
- Substations
- 138 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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Hamilton County last published these records on June 9, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.