Essex County, Virginia property search
Search an address or an owner in Essex County, Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 10,253 lots are mapped here, covering 176,179 acres. 1,451 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Essex County received $4.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 66 recipients. 5,860 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $3.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 10,253
- Lots mapped
- 176,179
- Acres
- 1,451
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Essex County
Largest landowners by acreage in Essex County, Virginia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HAILE PROPERTIES LLC | 51 | 1,990 |
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| BLANDFIELD ASSOCIATES LP | 5 | 1,923 |
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| BROOKS FARM LLC | 16 | 1,833 |
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| TIDEWATER PROPERTIES OF ESSEX LLC | 12 | 1,646 |
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| ENIP LLC | 8 | 1,637 |
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| JEAN B BALL FOREST LLC | 23 | 1,486 |
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| DRAGON RUN FARM LLC | 7 | 1,392 |
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| PORT MICOU INC | 1 | 1,007 |
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| ABERNATHY PROPERTIES LLC | 9 | 904 |
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| TIDEWATER PROPERTIES OF ESSEX | 8 | 882 |
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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 Essex County
- $4.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 66
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Essex County, Virginia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $9K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Essex County
- 5,860
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Essex County, Virginia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 1,814 |
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| Belgium | 1,574 |
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| Germany | 1,118 |
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| No predominant country code | 980 |
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| Japan | 220 |
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| Canada | 154 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Essex County, Virginia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Cherry Tree Timber LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,814 |
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| AGHINA, ANTONIUS; & VAN WAGENBERG,FRANS (BELGIUM) | 1,574 |
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| Tanager Timber, LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 579 |
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| VIRGINIA LAND & TIMBER, L.P. (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 401 |
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| CANON U.S.A., INC. (JAPAN) | 220 |
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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 Essex County
- 160
- Policies
- 40,098
- Insured acres
- $3.7M
- Claims paid
- 1.52
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Essex County, Virginia, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $3.6M |
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| Wheat | $36K |
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| Soybeans | $16K |
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| All Other Crops | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 126
- CRP acres, 2025
- 4
- 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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Essex County last published these records on August 6, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.