Lewis County, New York property search
Search an address or an owner in Lewis County, New York with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 24,688 lots are mapped here, covering 814,670 acres. 3,383 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lewis County received $1.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 107 recipients. 37,844 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $132,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 24,688
- Lots mapped
- 814,670
- Acres
- 3,383
- Institutional
Land use in Lewis County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Lewis County, New York| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 210 | 7,346 | 20,227 |
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| 260 | 2,572 | 36,077 |
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| 910 | 1,537 | 218,455 |
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| 314 | 1,441 | 5,374 |
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| 311 | 1,228 | 5,558 |
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| 312 | 1,218 | 18,292 |
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| 240 | 1,162 | 52,110 |
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| 270 | 1,068 | 6,853 |
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| 322 | 915 | 34,509 |
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| 105 | 819 | 43,605 |
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| 120 | 606 | 42,977 |
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| 941 | 495 | 69,803 |
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Largest landowners in Lewis County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lewis County, New York| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State Of New York | 1,087 | 152,914 |
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| Empire Riverlands, LLC | 11 | 35,751 |
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| MWF Adirondacks, LLC | 15 | 17,295 |
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| Zeager Partnership LTD | 44 | 5,675 |
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| Percival Land and Timber LLC | 8 | 5,333 |
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| Marks Farms Realty LLC | 80 | 5,262 |
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| Tug Hill LLC | 74 | 4,127 |
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| Zeager Bros. Inc. | 19 | 4,000 |
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| County of Lewis | 97 | 3,712 |
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| Diana Timberlands LLC | 5 | 3,621 |
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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 New York
Federal farm payments in Lewis County
- $1.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 107
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lewis County, New York, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $312K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $30K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $12K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $2K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $1K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lewis County
- 37,844
- Acres disclosed
- 112
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lewis County, New York, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 18,380 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 8,585 |
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| United Kingdom | 5,915 |
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| Switzerland | 2,013 |
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| Portugal | 1,333 |
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| Germany | 862 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lewis County, New York| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| INVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC (CANADA) | 16,606 |
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| Copenhagen Wind Farm, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 8,585 |
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| Geronimo Solar Energy, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 2,893 |
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| ZEPA CONSULTING A.G. (SWITZERLAND) | 2,013 |
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| New Bremen Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,851 |
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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 Lewis County
- 35
- Policies
- 21,005
- Insured acres
- $132K
- Claims paid
- 0.33
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lewis County, New York, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $132K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 23
- CRP acres, 2025
- 31
- Substations
- 230 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 Lewis County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.