Colleton County, South Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Colleton County, South Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 34,382 lots are mapped here, covering 1,227,025 acres. 5,067 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Colleton County received $3.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 128 recipients. 13,881 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $2.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 34,382
- Lots mapped
- 1,227,025
- Acres
- 5,067
- Institutional
Land use in Colleton County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Colleton County, South Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING | 11,007 | 18,628 |
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| VACANT RESIDENTIAL | 6,542 | 8,530 |
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| VACANT AGRICULTURAL | 5,699 | 421,813 |
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| Residential Mobile Home | 3,976 | 9,344 |
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| IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL | 3,700 | 666,556 |
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| CHURCH | 300 | 975 |
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| CONDOMINIUMS | 290 | 0 |
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| Other Improved | 275 | 813 |
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| IMPROVED COMMERCIAL | 273 | 1,168 |
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| VACANT COMMERCIAL | 215 | 568 |
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| COMMON AREA/PROP OWNER'S ASSO | 202 | 452 |
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| RETAIL STORE | 138 | 175 |
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Largest landowners in Colleton County
Largest landowners by acreage in Colleton County, South Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION | 103 | 212,059 |
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| CHEEHA COMBAHEE PLANTATION INC | 7 | 81,942 |
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| ELGERBAR CORPORATION | 8 | 60,190 |
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| LRT II LLC A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 9 | 54,435 |
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| FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION | 14 | 37,618 |
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| ASHEPOO LLC | 7 | 32,528 |
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| CHEROKEE PLANTATION OWNERS LLC | 5 | 17,905 |
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| WNL PROPERTIES LLC | 21 | 16,374 |
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| LEGACY TREES LLC A SOUTH CAROLINA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 9 | 11,483 |
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| ESSEX FARMS LLC A SOUTH CAROLINA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 19 | 8,395 |
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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 South Carolina
Federal farm payments in Colleton County
- $3.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 128
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Colleton County, South Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.1M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $974K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $632K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $327K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $287K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $80K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Colleton County
- 13,881
- Acres disclosed
- 22
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Colleton County, South Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 4,068 |
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| Bahamas | 3,728 |
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| Switzerland | 3,727 |
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| Netherlands | 999 |
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| No predominant country code | 725 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 634 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Colleton County, South Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CHEROKEE COLLETON CORPORATION (BAHAMAS) | 3,728 |
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| NERLICH CORPORATION (SWITZERLAND) | 3,727 |
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| RIEDESEL FOREST, LTD. (GERMANY) | 2,880 |
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| TI AUN PLANTATIONS, N.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 999 |
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| MUEHLSCHLEGEL TIMBERLANDS, LLC (GERMANY) | 795 |
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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 Colleton County
- 203
- Policies
- 15,937
- Insured acres
- $2.2M
- Claims paid
- 1.54
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Colleton County, South Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $871K |
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| Cotton | $667K |
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| Peanuts | $381K |
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| Soybeans | $244K |
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| Apiculture | $21K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 37
- 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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Colleton County last published these records on July 1, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.