Shelby County, Ohio property search
Search an address or an owner in Shelby County, Ohio with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 31,797 lots are mapped here, covering 255,351 acres. 6,041 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Shelby County received $14.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,035 recipients. 1,101 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Japan. Crop insurance paid $6.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 31,797
- Lots mapped
- 255,351
- Acres
- 6,041
- Institutional
Land use in Shelby County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Shelby County, Ohio| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 14,260 | 14,137 |
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| 500 | 4,307 | 2,306 |
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| 110 | 4,033 | 134,655 |
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| 599 | 1,432 | 1,274 |
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| 111 | 1,302 | 54,362 |
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| 499 | 983 | 2,604 |
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| 400 | 805 | 2,668 |
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| 520 | 727 | 61 |
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| 199 | 668 | 31,080 |
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| 100 | 266 | 1,198 |
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| 560 | 252 | 512 |
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| 101 | 247 | 1,764 |
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Largest landowners in Shelby County
Largest landowners by acreage in Shelby County, Ohio| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CUSA PROPERTIES LTD | 40 | 1,618 |
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| STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 59 | 1,225 |
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| HARTZELL INDUSTRIES INC | 10 | 1,134 |
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| PARADISE ACRES LTD | 21 | 1,101 |
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| EGBERT INVESTMENTS LTD | 26 | 1,100 |
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| CITY OF SIDNEY | 117 | 930 |
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| FREDERICK C SMITH III LLC | 35 | 884 |
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| GRMK PROPERTIES LLC | 23 | 856 |
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| HUELSKAMP BROS FARMS | 19 | 802 |
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| HUELSKAMP & SONS INC | 24 | 771 |
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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 Shelby County
- $14.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,035
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Shelby County, Ohio, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $6.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $773K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $197K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $134K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Shelby County
- 1,101
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Shelby County, Ohio, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Japan | 707 |
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| Canada | 390 |
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| Netherlands | 4 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Shelby County, Ohio| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC. (JAPAN) | 506 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 195 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (CANADA) | 195 |
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| N K PARTS INDUSTRIES, INC. (JAPAN) | 115 |
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| SANKYO AMERICA, INC. (JAPAN) | 86 |
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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 Shelby County
- 1,246
- Policies
- 147,448
- Insured acres
- $6.3M
- Claims paid
- 1.07
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Shelby County, Ohio, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $4M |
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| Corn | $2.3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $33K |
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| Wheat | $33K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 3,444
- CRP acres, 2025
- 15
- 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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This copy of Shelby County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.