Jackson County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Jackson County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 41,375 lots are mapped here, covering 292,287 acres. 7,717 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Jackson County received $350,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 29 recipients. 327 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Switzerland.
- 41,375
- Lots mapped
- 292,287
- Acres
- 7,717
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Jackson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Jackson County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC | 41 | 4,160 |
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| BMP DAVID SOUTHWORTH REAL EST HLDG LLC | 122 | 2,179 |
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| CULLOWHEE PROPERTIES LLC | 14 | 1,846 |
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| AMAZING GRACE PROPERTIES LLC | 11 | 1,838 |
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| TOWN OF SYLVA | 25 | 1,573 |
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| BEAR LAKE FALLS LLC | 4 | 1,549 |
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| SAPPHIRE PROPERTIES LP | 6 | 1,421 |
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| BEAR LAKE INVESTMENTS III LLC | 3 | 1,277 |
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| CYPRESS HILLS PREMIER HOMES LLC | 3 | 1,036 |
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| WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | 33 | 1,017 |
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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 North Carolina
Federal farm payments in Jackson County
- $350K
- Paid in 2025
- 29
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Jackson County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $307K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $30K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $3K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Jackson County
- 327
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Jackson County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Switzerland | 165 |
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| Bahamas | 137 |
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| Canada | 25 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Jackson County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BRIANZA (SWITZERLAND) | 165 |
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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
Conservation and the power grid
- 23
- 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.
Find out who owns a property in Jackson County by address, free, or work out a lot's acreage.
This copy of Jackson County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.