Van Wert County, Ohio property search
Search an address or an owner in Van Wert County, Ohio with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 19,873 lots are mapped here, covering 258,179 acres. 4,055 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Van Wert County received $10 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,242 recipients. 8,331 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Portugal. Crop insurance paid $2.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 19,873
- Lots mapped
- 258,179
- Acres
- 4,055
- Institutional
Land use in Van Wert County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Van Wert County, Ohio| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 9,942 | 7,791 |
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| 110 | 4,359 | 190,345 |
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| 500 | 1,459 | 1,615 |
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| 599 | 584 | 621 |
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| 111 | 507 | 25,495 |
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| 199 | 475 | 26,935 |
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| 560 | 276 | 244 |
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| 400 | 208 | 347 |
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| 520 | 204 | 12 |
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| 499 | 167 | 185 |
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| 640 | 163 | 712 |
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| 685 | 123 | 118 |
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Largest landowners in Van Wert County
Largest landowners by acreage in Van Wert County, Ohio| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| MARSH FOUNDATION TRUSTEES | 23 | 2,401 |
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| ALLMANDINGER FAMILY FARMS LLC | 25 | 1,524 |
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| BRENNEMAN BROTHERS AN OHIO PARTNERSHIP | 67 | 1,472 |
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| BUCHAN BIG FARMS LLC | 26 | 1,350 |
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| JOMA ACRES II LP | 22 | 1,290 |
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| LINTON FAMILY FARMS LLC | 19 | 1,210 |
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| LSL FARMS INC | 23 | 1,190 |
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| LEHMAN FARMS INC | 25 | 1,066 |
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| AGRI L PARTNERS LLC | 16 | 1,032 |
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| DAVID POE INC | 18 | 1,022 |
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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 Van Wert County
- $10M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,242
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Van Wert County, Ohio, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $897K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $444K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $67K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $60K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Van Wert County
- 8,331
- Acres disclosed
- 47
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Van Wert County, Ohio, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Portugal | 4,717 |
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| Italy | 2,867 |
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| Germany | 332 |
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| United Kingdom | 158 |
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| Netherlands | 157 |
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| Colombia | 100 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Van Wert County, Ohio| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Paulding Wind Farm IV LLC (PORTUGAL) | 3,758 |
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| BUTTERFLY MEADOWS SOLAR PROJECT, LLC (ITALY) | 2,867 |
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| Paulding Wind Farm III LLC (PORTUGAL) | 568 |
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| Horizon Wind Energy, LLC (PORTUGAL) | 390 |
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| SCHOCKEMOHLE, ALVIN ET. AL. (GERMANY) | 174 |
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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 Van Wert County
- 1,342
- Policies
- 161,198
- Insured acres
- $2.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.36
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Van Wert County, Ohio, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.8M |
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| Corn | $341K |
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| Popcorn | $35K |
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| Wheat | $27K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,837
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- Substations
- 2
- 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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Van Wert County last published these records on July 24, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.