Menard County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Menard County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 11,967 lots are mapped here, covering 200,144 acres. 1,637 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Menard County received $9.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 572 recipients. 671 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Spain. Crop insurance paid $1.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 11,967
- Lots mapped
- 200,144
- Acres
- 1,637
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Menard County
Largest landowners by acreage in Menard County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| GRIGSBY FAMILY PARTNERSHIP | 67 | 4,746 |
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| AG HOLDINGS PLUS LLC | 39 | 2,402 |
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| MALCOLM FARM ENTERPRISES LLC | 49 | 2,375 |
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| SCHIRDING FARMS INC | 16 | 1,273 |
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| GILLCREST FARMS INC | 12 | 1,150 |
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| NATIONAL BANK OF PETERSBURG | 16 | 1,088 |
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| HOLLIDAY FAMILY FARMS C/O DALE D HOLLIDAY | 26 | 1,014 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 71 | 954 |
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| AINSWORTH FAMILY FARMS LP ATTN: THOMAS C AINSWORTH | 7 | 809 |
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| KNECHT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP C/O KNECHT GARY L | 9 | 787 |
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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 Menard County
- $9.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 572
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Menard County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $5K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $4K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $3K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Menard County
- 671
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Menard County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Spain | 297 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 254 |
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| Ireland | 120 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Menard County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Repsol US Renewables, LLC (SPAIN) | 297 |
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| BRICKYARD FARM, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 254 |
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| MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES CORPORATION (IRELAND) | 120 |
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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 Menard County
- 824
- Policies
- 130,681
- Insured acres
- $1.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.27
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Menard County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $680K |
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| Corn | $655K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $19K |
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| Wheat | $10K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5,717
- 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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This copy of Menard County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.