Mason County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Mason County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,652 lots are mapped here, covering 379,890 acres. 2,161 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Mason County received $15.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 858 recipients. 3,242 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $907,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,652
- Lots mapped
- 379,890
- Acres
- 2,161
- Institutional
Land use in Mason County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Mason County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 6,183 | 8,561 |
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| 0021 | 4,871 | 251,973 |
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| 0030 | 1,943 | 636 |
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| 0011 | 1,375 | 91,953 |
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| 0090 | 823 | 21,136 |
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| 0060 | 553 | 778 |
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| 0020 | 216 | 656 |
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| 0080 | 201 | 1,268 |
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| 0010 | 39 | 158 |
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| 0028 | 33 | 2,457 |
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| 0029 | 16 | 176 |
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| 0050 | 14 | 15 |
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Largest landowners in Mason County
Largest landowners by acreage in Mason County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF ILL | 146 | 12,566 |
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| GRAND ISLAND LODGE | 19 | 4,588 |
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| NORTHERN AGRICULTURE LLC | 48 | 3,416 |
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| SKILLET FORK FARM LTD | 33 | 2,789 |
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| GORKON ENTERPRISE LLC | 25 | 2,455 |
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| LEIDING FARMS | 10 | 2,274 |
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| BLESSMAN FARMS LLC | 18 | 2,061 |
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| KRAUSE AG LLC | 42 | 1,911 |
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| CLEAR LAKE OUTING CLUB | 15 | 1,812 |
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| LODGE FARMS LLC | 28 | 1,708 |
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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 Mason County
- $15.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 858
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Mason County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $4.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $193K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $101K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $58K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Mason County
- 3,242
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Mason County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 2,204 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 1,038 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Mason County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| SKILLET FORK FARM, LTD. (GERMANY) | 2,126 |
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| BRICKYARD FARM, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 1,038 |
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| MIDWEST FORGE, L.L.C. (GERMANY) | 78 |
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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 Mason County
- 951
- Policies
- 167,778
- Insured acres
- $907K
- Claims paid
- 0.12
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Mason County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $419K |
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| Soybeans | $333K |
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| Processing Beans | $129K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $16K |
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| Popcorn | $8K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 22,091
- CRP acres, 2025
- 8
- 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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Mason County last published these records on April 24, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.