Montgomery County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Montgomery County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 25,794 lots are mapped here, covering 451,859 acres. 4,422 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Montgomery County received $23.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,640 recipients. 3,772 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $5.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 25,794
- Lots mapped
- 451,859
- Acres
- 4,422
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Montgomery County
Largest landowners by acreage in Montgomery County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF LITCHFIELD | 178 | 4,276 |
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| VISTRA ENERGY ATTN: STATE & LOCAL TAX DEPARTMENT | 46 | 3,950 |
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| CITY OF HILLSBORO | 139 | 2,532 |
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| MJ MATWAY FARMS LLC | 37 | 1,963 |
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| HILLSBORO ENERGY, LLC | 35 | 1,667 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 147 | 1,571 |
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| EVERGREEN FARMS INC | 21 | 1,463 |
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| HUNTMAN FARMS INC C/O WORRELL LAND SERVICES | 22 | 1,419 |
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| OHMES FARMS PARTNERSHIP C/O RALPH OHMES | 18 | 1,398 |
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| LAKE FORK LLC | 55 | 1,359 |
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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 Montgomery County
- $23.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,640
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Montgomery County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.9M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.7M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $53K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $49K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Montgomery County
- 3,772
- Acres disclosed
- 23
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Montgomery County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 2,350 |
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| Mexico | 475 |
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| Canada | 317 |
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| Ireland | 314 |
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| Switzerland | 151 |
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| Germany | 119 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Montgomery County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| DONNELLSON SOLAR, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 2,260 |
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| ASARCO, INC. (MEXICO) | 475 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 317 |
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| MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES CORPORATION (IRELAND) | 314 |
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| Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc (GERMANY) | 119 |
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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 Montgomery County
- 1,673
- Policies
- 286,975
- Insured acres
- $5.8M
- Claims paid
- 0.50
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Montgomery County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $4.1M |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $5K |
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| Wheat | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 14,443
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- Substations
- 2
- 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 Montgomery County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.