Yancey County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Yancey County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 17,378 lots are mapped here, covering 197,666 acres. 1,859 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Yancey County received $1.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 63 recipients. 615 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Cook Islands.
- 17,378
- Lots mapped
- 197,666
- Acres
- 1,859
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Yancey County
Largest landowners by acreage in Yancey County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CANE RIVER CONSERVANCY LLC | 6 | 8,526 |
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| STATE OF NC-MT MITCHELL STATE PARK | 14 | 4,650 |
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| MOSSY CREEK HIGHLANDS LLC | 8 | 1,981 |
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| YANCEY TIMBER RESOURCES LLC | 13 | 1,727 |
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| EDWARDS PROPERTIES LTD | 3 | 1,361 |
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| CELO COMMUNITY INC | 1 | 1,083 |
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| CRABTREE PROPERTIES LLLP | 2 | 811 |
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| HIGH PASTURES INC | 2 | 734 |
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| WILSON RIDGE DEVELOPMENT CO LC | 14 | 689 |
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| TIMBER JACK LLC | 6 | 671 |
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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 Yancey County
- $1.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 63
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Yancey County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| ECPCOF | $785K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $235K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $154K |
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| Ecp Financial Assistance | $81K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $39K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $32K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Yancey County
- 615
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Yancey County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Cook Islands | 556 |
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| Belgium | 59 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Yancey County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HSH Alliance, LLC (COOK ISLANDS) | 556 |
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| UNIMIN CORPORATION (BELGIUM) | 59 |
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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
- 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 Yancey County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.