Nelson County, Virginia property search
Search an address or an owner in Nelson County, Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 19,593 lots are mapped here, covering 1,096,353 acres. 2,285 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Nelson County received $1.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 53 recipients. 5,150 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Australia. Crop insurance paid $1.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 19,593
- Lots mapped
- 1,096,353
- Acres
- 2,285
- Institutional
Land use in Nelson County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Nelson County, Virginia| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 2 | 10,178 | 46,493 |
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| 1 | 3,268 | 2,300 |
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| 5 | 2,371 | 104,698 |
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| 6 | 1,029 | 382,742 |
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| 4 | 439 | 42,030 |
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| 79 | 306 | 467,859 |
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| 76 | 222 | 15,475 |
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| 74 | 50 | 1,528 |
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| 71 | 44 | 28,318 |
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| 3 | 42 | 352 |
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| 72 | 40 | 3,362 |
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| 77 | 21 | 853 |
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Largest landowners in Nelson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Nelson County, Virginia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY | 32 | 37,058 |
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| SHANNON FARM ASSN INC | 5 | 2,443 |
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| BLUESTONE ACRES LLC | 4 | 2,154 |
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| RQU59N LLC | 3 | 2,152 |
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| SILVER CREEK ORCHARDS INC | 12 | 1,880 |
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| LITTLE MOUNTAIN LLC | 31 | 1,734 |
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| SWAN CREEK FARM LLC | 2 | 1,670 |
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| SIERRA RIDGE LLC | 3 | 1,631 |
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| F & F ASSOCIATES LTD | 3 | 1,533 |
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| SHENANDOAH PROPERTIES LC | 3 | 1,453 |
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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 Nelson County
- $1.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 53
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Nelson County, Virginia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $326K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $69K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $54K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $37K |
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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 Nelson County
- 5,150
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Nelson County, Virginia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Australia | 2,400 |
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| Luxembourg | 1,469 |
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| Netherlands | 1,214 |
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| United Kingdom | 67 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Nelson County, Virginia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Wild Rose Solar Project, LLC (AUSTRALIA) | 2,400 |
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| E.W.G. CORP. (LUXEMBOURG) | 1,469 |
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| WILTON CORP., N.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 1,214 |
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| Wild Rose Solar Project, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 67 |
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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 Nelson County
- 14
- Policies
- 2,827
- Insured acres
- $1.1M
- Claims paid
- 1.38
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Nelson County, Virginia, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $1.1M |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 157
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- 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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Nelson County last published these records on July 31, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.