Swain County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Swain County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,669 lots are mapped here, covering 335,801 acres. 1,458 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Swain County received $190,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 25 recipients. 90 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada.
- 12,669
- Lots mapped
- 335,801
- Acres
- 1,458
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Swain County
Largest landowners by acreage in Swain County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 9 | 3,612 |
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| DICK HOLDINGS LLC | 14 | 955 |
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| WATIA CREEK FARMS LLC | 2 | 861 |
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| TOWN OF BRYSON CITY WATERSHED | 1 | 755 |
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| NOC PROPERTIES LLC | 6 | 422 |
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| THE FALLS LLC | 7 | 268 |
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| REDNEVAL LLC | 11 | 227 |
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| J & J MOUNTAIN PRESERVE LLC | 2 | 223 |
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| FOAMTEC SYSTEMS INC | 11 | 207 |
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| DAVID ENNIS COMPANY LLC | 1 | 203 |
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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 Swain County
- $190K
- Paid in 2025
- 25
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Swain County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| ECPCOF | $128K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $45K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $11K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $135 |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Swain County
- 90
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Swain County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 90 |
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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
- 11
- 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 Swain County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.