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Appanoose County, Iowa property search

Search an address or an owner in Appanoose County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 21,671 lots are mapped here, covering 320,749 acres. 2,924 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Appanoose County received $4.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 463 recipients. 18,676 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $711,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

21,671
Lots mapped
320,749
Acres
2,924
Institutional

Largest landowners in Appanoose County

Largest landowners by acreage in Appanoose County, Iowa
OwnerParcelsAcres
Wells Brothers Farms1102,728
State Of Iowa Act thru DNR *Chariton Bottom*802,651
State Of Iowa862,448
State of Iowa acting thru (DNR)972,186
Camp Creek Farm & Ranch Inc541,792
Oak Ridge Ranch Inc511,586
Davis Farms451,373
W.I.K. Farms Inc271,008
Harl Farms LLC26980
State Of Iowa *DNR*37910

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 Iowa

Federal farm payments in Appanoose County

$4.3M
Paid in 2025
463
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Appanoose County, Iowa, 2025
ProgramPaid
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$2.1M
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$1.5M
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$478K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$233K
CRP Cost-Share Web-Based$26K
CRP - Continuous Pip$14K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Appanoose County

18,676
Acres disclosed
63
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Appanoose County, Iowa, 2024
CountryAcres
Canada15,956
Italy2,249
Germany471

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Appanoose County, Iowa
Holder (country)Acres
BLUE STAR WIND PROJECT, LLC (CANADA)15,956
BLUE STAR WIND PROJECT, LLC (ITALY)2,249
CED Centerville Wind, LLC (GERMANY)471

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 Appanoose County

507
Policies
79,057
Insured acres
$711K
Claims paid
0.15
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Appanoose County, Iowa, 2024
CropClaims
Soybeans$383K
Corn$166K
Forage Seeding$84K
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$79K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

20,402
CRP acres, 2025
4
Substations
161 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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Nearby counties in Iowa

  • Monroe County16,162
  • Wayne County13,776
  • Davis County11,826
  • Lucas County12,535
  • Wapello County30,682
  • Marion County25,320
  • Mahaska County22,962
  • Decatur County15,992

All Iowa counties

Appanoose County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.