Mitchell County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Mitchell County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 17,671 lots are mapped here, covering 140,065 acres. 2,801 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Mitchell County received $353,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 43 recipients. 1,297 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Belgium.
- 17,671
- Lots mapped
- 140,065
- Acres
- 2,801
- Institutional
Land use in Mitchell County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Mitchell County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 511 | 5,309 | 35,119 |
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| 500 | 3,321 | 3,401 |
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| 501 | 2,926 | 23,357 |
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| 510 | 2,018 | 1,974 |
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| 561 | 747 | 1,794 |
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| 101 | 608 | 11,637 |
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| 100 | 477 | 12,987 |
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| 599 | 297 | 1,609 |
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| 685 | 210 | 296 |
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| 199 | 195 | 6,020 |
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| 690 | 101 | 85 |
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| 600 | 96 | 19,770 |
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Largest landowners in Mitchell County
Largest landowners by acreage in Mitchell County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SYMP LLC | 5 | 5,756 |
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| PENLAND BAILEY ESTATE LLC | 33 | 3,859 |
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| 130 OF CHATHAM LLC | 321 | 1,510 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 16 | 1,429 |
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| CRABTREE PROPERTIES LLLP | 1 | 1,358 |
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| YANCEY TIMBER RESOURCES LLC | 30 | 1,354 |
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| SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA INC | 75 | 1,152 |
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| TIMBERJACK LLC | 17 | 479 |
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| BEECH CREEK RESERVE LLC | 1 | 426 |
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| 131 OF CHATHAM LLC | 8 | 403 |
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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 Mitchell County
- $353K
- Paid in 2025
- 43
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Mitchell County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| ECPCOF | $192K |
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| Ecp Financial Assistance | $63K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $41K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $23K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $16K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $16K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Mitchell County
- 1,297
- Acres disclosed
- 22
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Mitchell County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Belgium | 655 |
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| Germany | 375 |
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| France | 267 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Mitchell County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| UNIMIN CORPORATION (BELGIUM) | 655 |
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| BLACK ROCK TIMBER CO. (GERMANY) | 375 |
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| THE FELDSPAR CORPORATION (FRANCE) | 165 |
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| K-T FELDSPAR CORPORATION (FRANCE) | 102 |
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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
- 2
- Substations
- 115 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 Mitchell County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.