Putnam County, West Virginia property search
Search an address or an owner in Putnam County, West Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 35,513 lots are mapped here, covering 214,793 acres. 4,018 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Putnam County received $1.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 235 recipients. 306 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Japan. Crop insurance paid $181,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 35,513
- Lots mapped
- 214,793
- Acres
- 4,018
- Institutional
Land use in Putnam County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Putnam County, West Virginia| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 101 - Residential 1 Family | 17,895 | 33,413 |
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| 100 - Residential Vacant | 7,636 | 36,719 |
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| 112 - Active Farm | 2,708 | 94,513 |
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| 600 - Vacant Exempt Land | 1,433 | 3,332 |
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| 108 - Mobile Home | 1,286 | 5,880 |
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| 109 - Auxiliary Improvement | 1,226 | 3,728 |
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| 113 - Inactive Farm | 709 | 23,634 |
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| 300 - Vacant Commercial Land | 411 | 1,427 |
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| 601 - Cemetery | 171 | 223 |
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| 339 - Parking Miscellaneous | 154 | 63 |
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| 620 - Religious | 153 | 441 |
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| 211 - Apartment-Garden (1-3 stories) | 142 | 141 |
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Largest landowners in Putnam County
Largest landowners by acreage in Putnam County, West Virginia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY | 83 | 4,396 |
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| ARIO TIMBERLANDS LLC | 2 | 2,466 |
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| MOUNTAIN STATE FORESTRY LLC | 1 | 2,039 |
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| VALDEACORT FARM LP | 22 | 1,769 |
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| AMHERST INDUSTRIES INC | 7 | 1,126 |
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| COLLETT WOODLAND RESOURCES LLC | 17 | 954 |
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| MIKE ROSS INC | 7 | 817 |
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| STATE OF WV DEPT OF COMMERCE DIV NATURAL RESOURCES | 2 | 591 |
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| POCA RIVER HUNTING FISHING AND RECREATION CLUB | 2 | 586 |
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| CITY NATIONAL BANK | 2 | 544 |
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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 Putnam County
- $1.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 235
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Putnam County, West Virginia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $231K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $216K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $179K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $136K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $110K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $74K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Putnam County
- 306
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Putnam County, West Virginia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Japan | 306 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Putnam County, West Virginia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, WEST VIRGINIA, INC. (JAPAN) | 306 |
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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 Putnam County
- 2
- Policies
- 690
- Insured acres
- $181K
- Claims paid
- 9.08
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Putnam County, West Virginia, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $181K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 432
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 765 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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Putnam County last published these records on September 15, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.