Brown County, Ohio property search
Search an address or an owner in Brown County, Ohio with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 35,662 lots are mapped here, covering 343,158 acres. 3,816 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Brown County received $9.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 751 recipients. 2,842 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $3.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 35,662
- Lots mapped
- 343,158
- Acres
- 3,816
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Brown County
Largest landowners by acreage in Brown County, Ohio| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF OHIO GAME RESERVE, | 6 | 8,627 |
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| STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 4 | 5,346 |
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| WAYNOKA PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, | 21 | 2,422 |
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| RUMPKE WASTE, INC., | 26 | 1,637 |
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| DB STU LLC | 21 | 1,605 |
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| TRAIL`S END FARM, LLC, | 6 | 1,601 |
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| GERIJO, INC., | 12 | 1,541 |
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| DAVON, INC., | 28 | 1,360 |
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| STEVE AND LORETTA MEZGER FARMS, LLC | 35 | 1,183 |
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| EVANS FARM PROPERTIES, LLC | 14 | 998 |
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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 Ohio
Federal farm payments in Brown County
- $9.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 751
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Brown County, Ohio, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $3.7M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.5M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $270K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $129K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $122K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Brown County
- 2,842
- Acres disclosed
- 29
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Brown County, Ohio, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 1,937 |
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| Germany | 905 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Brown County, Ohio| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HILLCREST SOLAR I, LLC (CANADA) | 1,937 |
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| HANSON AGGREGATES DAVON, INC. (GERMANY) | 886 |
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| Willowbrook Solar, I (GERMANY) | 19 |
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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 Brown County
- 456
- Policies
- 88,555
- Insured acres
- $3.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.91
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Brown County, Ohio, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.9M |
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| Corn | $554K |
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| Wheat | $26K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $550 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 948
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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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Brown County last published these records on November 25, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.