Bell County, Texas property search
Search an address or an owner in Bell County, Texas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 167,412 lots are mapped here, covering 774,256 acres. 30,509 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Bell County received $8.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 657 recipients. 6,474 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $11.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 167,412
- Lots mapped
- 774,256
- Acres
- 30,509
- Institutional
Land use in Bell County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Bell County, Texas| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| A1 | 93,675 | 40,681 |
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| A1,A1 | 11,849 | 7,996 |
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| B2 | 6,647 | 1,479 |
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| F1 | 5,107 | 17,613 |
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| E1 | 3,119 | 64,955 |
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| A2 | 2,535 | 3,216 |
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| E1,E1 | 1,390 | 58,017 |
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| D2 | 1,222 | 71,454 |
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| F1,F1 | 994 | 6,967 |
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| B2,B2 | 647 | 243 |
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| A2,A2 | 396 | 797 |
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| E2 | 343 | 5,721 |
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Largest landowners in Bell County
Largest landowners by acreage in Bell County, Texas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SCHWERTNER FARMS INC | 117 | 11,516 |
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| CITY OF TEMPLE | 885 | 4,776 |
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| SOLANA DEVELOPMENT LP | 1 | 4,201 |
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| WELLS RESOURCES INC | 33 | 2,928 |
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| STRASBURGER FARMS INC | 8 | 2,628 |
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| EAGLE NEST HOLDINGS LTD ETAL | 14 | 2,421 |
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| SOLANA RANCH CO | 7 | 1,834 |
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| CITY OF KILLEEN | 279 | 1,802 |
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| TEMPLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | 61 | 1,601 |
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| LAMPASAS RIVER HOLDINGS LP | 22 | 1,468 |
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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 Texas
Federal farm payments in Bell County
- $8.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 657
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Bell County, Texas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.3M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $537K |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $204K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $195K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Bell County
- 6,474
- Acres disclosed
- 28
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Bell County, Texas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 4,849 |
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| Netherlands | 1,016 |
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| Switzerland | 293 |
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| Mexico | 258 |
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| India | 58 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Bell County, Texas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Five Wells Solar Center LLC (FRANCE) | 3,613 |
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| Chillingham Solar LLC (FRANCE) | 1,236 |
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| MIDWEST ATLANTIC PROPERTIES, N.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 519 |
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| UNITED LELY INVESTMENTS, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 293 |
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| LELY ESTATES, INC. (NETHERLANDS) | 211 |
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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 Bell County
- 791
- Policies
- 186,781
- Insured acres
- $11.2M
- Claims paid
- 1.62
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Bell County, Texas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $6.2M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $2.2M |
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| Wheat | $1.6M |
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| Cotton | $691K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $284K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 91
- CRP acres, 2025
- 29
- Substations
- 7
- 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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Bell County last published these records on September 4, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.