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Preston County, West Virginia property search

Search an address or an owner in Preston County, West Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 33,518 lots are mapped here, covering 410,121 acres. 3,846 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Preston County received $2.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 276 recipients. 1,301 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $317,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

33,518
Lots mapped
410,121
Acres
3,846
Institutional

Land use in Preston County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Preston County, West Virginia
Land useParcelsAcres
101 - Residential 1 Family10,32038,942
100 - Residential Vacant10,15058,285
109 - Auxiliary Improvement4,70410,489
112 - Active Farm3,859176,490
108 - Mobile Home1,2034,052
113 - Inactive Farm47015,090
600 - Vacant Exempt Land4449,691
123 - Large Vac Tract - Unknown Potential34765,693
300 - Vacant Commercial Land3242,632
620 - Religious203495
601 - Cemetery185237
604 - Other Miscellaneous Exempt1487,399

Largest landowners in Preston County

Largest landowners by acreage in Preston County, West Virginia
OwnerParcelsAcres
ALLEGHENY FORESTLANDS LLC17921,197
MESSENGER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP296,105
GRIMM LUMBER INC106,067
COOPERS ROCK STATE FOREST15,118
ALYESKA INC2353,734
LAKIN PROPERTIES LLC63,075
COASTAL FOREST RESOURCES COMPANY183,012
ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS INC202,853
MESSENGER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LLLP242,358
LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY LLC362,132

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 Preston County

$2.1M
Paid in 2025
276
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Preston County, West Virginia, 2025
ProgramPaid
Livestock Forage Program$678K
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$532K
Livestock Forage Disaster Program$405K
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$174K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$130K
Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$104K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Preston County

1,301
Acres disclosed
6
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Preston County, West Virginia, 2024
CountryAcres
Italy1,144
Japan116
China41

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Preston County, West Virginia
Holder (country)Acres
Brandonville Solar I, LLC (ITALY)752
Country Roads Solar Project, LLC (ITALY)392
COASTAL LUMBER PRODUCTS, INC. (JAPAN)116
LYNN D. HOUSNER & KATRINA D- ANDREA (CHINA)41

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 Preston County

21
Policies
2,902
Insured acres
$317K
Claims paid
2.09
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Preston County, West Virginia, 2024
CropClaims
All Other Crops$317K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

57
CRP acres, 2025
18
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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Nearby counties in West Virginia

  • Taylor County13,431
  • Monongalia County55,116
  • Tucker County10,348
  • Marion County39,456
  • Barbour County15,428
  • Grant County12,341
  • Harrison County55,021
  • Mineral County19,390

All West Virginia counties

Preston County last published these records on July 18, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.