Nicholas County, West Virginia property search
Search an address or an owner in Nicholas County, West Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 24,466 lots are mapped here, covering 410,889 acres. 2,945 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Nicholas County received $769,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 90 recipients. 3,464 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Australia.
- 24,466
- Lots mapped
- 410,889
- Acres
- 2,945
- Institutional
Land use in Nicholas County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Nicholas County, West Virginia| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 100 - Residential Vacant | 8,629 | 214,647 |
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| 101 - Residential 1 Family | 8,323 | 46,176 |
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| 112 - Active Farm | 2,613 | 72,158 |
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| 108 - Mobile Home | 1,603 | 10,678 |
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| 109 - Auxiliary Improvement | 984 | 8,615 |
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| 600 - Vacant Exempt Land | 416 | 4,426 |
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| 300 - Vacant Commercial Land | 295 | 356 |
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| 113 - Inactive Farm | 278 | 8,516 |
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| 620 - Religious | 205 | 294 |
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| 373 - Retail-Single Occupancy | 141 | 156 |
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| 601 - Cemetery | 102 | 174 |
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| 353 - Office Building-Low Rise (1-4 stories) | 69 | 75 |
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Largest landowners in Nicholas County
Largest landowners by acreage in Nicholas County, West Virginia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY | 162 | 37,414 |
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| ALLEGHENY FORESTLANDS LLC C/O ORBIZ INC | 19 | 23,836 |
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| BERTHY BLAIR TIMBERLANDS LLC | 7 | 10,969 |
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| HEARTWOOD FORESTLAND FUND VIII LP | 9 | 8,867 |
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| LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY LLC | 65 | 8,646 |
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| APPLEATCHA LAND LLC | 93 | 8,575 |
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| SWISS HOLDINGS ONE LLC | 8 | 5,694 |
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| WESTERN POCAHONTAS PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 34 | 5,681 |
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| AMHERST INDUSTRIES INC C/O NRP LLC | 2 | 4,106 |
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| WOLVERTON FARMS INC | 10 | 3,535 |
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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 West Virginia
Federal farm payments in Nicholas County
- $769K
- Paid in 2025
- 90
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Nicholas County, West Virginia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $313K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $194K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $143K |
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| ECPCOF | $58K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $43K |
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| ERFMCFSOF | $8K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Nicholas County
- 3,464
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Nicholas County, West Virginia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Australia | 3,464 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Nicholas County, West Virginia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Nicholas County Solar Project, LLC (AUSTRALIA) | 3,464 |
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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
Conservation and the power grid
- 37
- CRP acres, 2025
- 15
- 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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Nicholas County last published these records on July 18, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.