Vernon County, Missouri property search
Search an address or an owner in Vernon County, Missouri with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 15,256 lots are mapped here, covering 523,899 acres. 2,611 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Vernon County received $20.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,043 recipients. 3,284 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from New Zealand. Crop insurance paid $12 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 15,256
- Lots mapped
- 523,899
- Acres
- 2,611
- Institutional
Land use in Vernon County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Vernon County, Missouri| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 6,359 | 10,095 |
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| Ag Dwelling | 3,784 | 234,930 |
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| Ag Land | 3,722 | 246,334 |
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| Exempt | 695 | 30,544 |
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| Commercial | 671 | 1,764 |
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| Residential Vac | 7 | 8 |
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| Commercial Vac | 4 | 2 |
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| Other | 2 | 2 |
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| BILL BOARDS | 1 | 2 |
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Largest landowners in Vernon County
Largest landowners by acreage in Vernon County, Missouri| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE | 95 | 22,127 |
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| CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI | 13 | 3,474 |
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| KITTEN CREEK DAIRIES GENERAL PARTNERSHIP | 8 | 2,942 |
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| DM FARMS OF ROSE HILL NC LLC | 11 | 2,656 |
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| TIMBERHILL - RIVERBEND INC | 14 | 2,017 |
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| HARRISON FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC | 15 | 1,833 |
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| KKR HOLDINGS VERNON LLC | 34 | 1,790 |
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| CHEROKEE FARMS OF MISSOURI LLC | 15 | 1,678 |
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| JOHN 3:30 FARMS LLC | 16 | 1,677 |
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| MEGB LLC | 13 | 1,661 |
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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 Missouri
Federal farm payments in Vernon County
- $20.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,043
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Vernon County, Missouri, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $8.4M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.7M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $3.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.7M |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $741K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $237K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Vernon County
- 3,284
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Vernon County, Missouri, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| New Zealand | 3,088 |
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| South Africa | 196 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Vernon County, Missouri| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| FOCAL DAIRIES, L.P. (NEW ZEALAND) | 3,088 |
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| THE GUMS FARMING, INC. (SOUTH AFRICA) | 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 Vernon County
- 888
- Policies
- 199,346
- Insured acres
- $12M
- Claims paid
- 0.94
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Vernon County, Missouri, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $8.7M |
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| Corn | $2.6M |
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| Wheat | $378K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $136K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $51K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 3,106
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- 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 Vernon County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.