Butler County, Kentucky property search
Search an address or an owner in Butler County, Kentucky with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 8,823 lots are mapped here, covering 270,147 acres. 833 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Butler County received $4.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 350 recipients. 1,934 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $2.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 8,823
- Lots mapped
- 270,147
- Acres
- 833
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Butler County
Largest landowners by acreage in Butler County, Kentucky| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SAM MOORE FARMS LLC | 18 | 3,517 |
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| BEA LAND MANAGEMENT LLC %ANDREW BROWN | 3 | 1,723 |
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| PHELPS FARMS % JERRY & EDWIN D PHELPS | 5 | 1,348 |
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| PATTON FARMS REAL ESTATE | 4 | 1,293 |
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| BUTLER COUNTY LAND CO | 10 | 1,259 |
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| DILLON BRYANT FARMS LLC | 5 | 1,055 |
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| HEARDS LLC | 4 | 817 |
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| DW HATCHER LLC | 6 | 748 |
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| FRANKLIN FAMILY REALTY HOLDINGS LLLP | 4 | 745 |
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| TATE FARMS LLC %JOHN F TATE | 3 | 725 |
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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 Kentucky
Federal farm payments in Butler County
- $4.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 350
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Butler County, Kentucky, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $725K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $386K |
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| ECPCOF | $128K |
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| Emergency Grain Storage Facility Asstnce | $41K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Butler County
- 1,934
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Butler County, Kentucky, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 1,861 |
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| China | 70 |
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| Australia | 3 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Butler County, Kentucky| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Development North America, LLC (CANADA) | 1,140 |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 721 |
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| AMERICAN LIMESTONE COMPANY, INC. (AUSTRALIA) | 3 |
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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 Butler County
- 171
- Policies
- 45,587
- Insured acres
- $2.7M
- Claims paid
- 1.24
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Butler County, Kentucky, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.4M |
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| Soybeans | $1.3M |
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| All Other Crops | $5K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 3,267
- CRP acres, 2025
- 5
- 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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This copy of Butler County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.