Amherst County, Virginia property search
Search an address or an owner in Amherst County, Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 26,225 lots are mapped here, covering 336,518 acres. 3,584 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Amherst County received $576,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 85 recipients. 1,579 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Australia. Crop insurance paid $902,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 26,225
- Lots mapped
- 336,518
- Acres
- 3,584
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Amherst County
Largest landowners by acreage in Amherst County, Virginia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BTG PACTUAL OEF PROPERTY 2 LP | 50 | 6,642 |
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| DORSET INVESTMENT GROUP | 26 | 3,018 |
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| SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE | 26 | 2,743 |
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| SCOTT FAMILY INVESTMENTS LLC | 3 | 2,022 |
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| AMHERST COUNTY | 75 | 1,656 |
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| LEWISMONT HOLDINGS LLC | 12 | 1,570 |
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| CORRCHOICE LLC | 9 | 1,448 |
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| TOWNLEY IV FARM LLC | 17 | 1,379 |
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| AMHERST PLANTATION CORPORATION | 112 | 1,346 |
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| FITZGERALD FARM LLC | 9 | 1,331 |
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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 Virginia
Federal farm payments in Amherst County
- $576K
- Paid in 2025
- 85
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Amherst County, Virginia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $184K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $176K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $114K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $51K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $38K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $6K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Amherst County
- 1,579
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Amherst County, Virginia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Australia | 1,123 |
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| Luxembourg | 456 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Amherst County, Virginia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Five Oaks Solar Project, LLC (AUSTRALIA) | 1,123 |
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| E.W.G. CORP. (LUXEMBOURG) | 456 |
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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 Amherst County
- 4
- Policies
- 575
- Insured acres
- $902K
- Claims paid
- 2.61
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Amherst County, Virginia, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $902K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 65
- CRP acres, 2025
- 12
- Substations
- 138 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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Amherst County last published these records on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.