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Wayne County, West Virginia property search

Search an address or an owner in Wayne County, West Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 29,362 lots are mapped here, covering 320,780 acres. 2,919 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Wayne County received $183,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 70 recipients. 5,892 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No predominant country code.

29,362
Lots mapped
320,780
Acres
2,919
Institutional

Land use in Wayne County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Wayne County, West Virginia
Land useParcelsAcres
101 - Residential 1 Family12,27669,757
100 - Residential Vacant10,320124,655
108 - Mobile Home2,26717,454
109 - Auxiliary Improvement7526,573
112 - Active Farm68931,847
600 - Vacant Exempt Land6783,332
300 - Vacant Commercial Land3071,190
620 - Religious243223
601 - Cemetery216333
373 - Retail-Single Occupancy121261
211 - Apartment-Garden (1-3 stories)105171
700 - Utility Vacant Land92924

Largest landowners in Wayne County

Largest landowners by acreage in Wayne County, West Virginia
OwnerParcelsAcres
CABWAYLINGO STATE PARK17,155
LYME MOUNTAINEER TIMBERLANDS II LLC766,477
WAYNE COUNTY LAND & MINERAL CO44,077
LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY LLC713,585
HEARTWOOD FORESTLAND FUND VI LLC82,666
GLENHAYES COMPANY141,733
MIKE ROSS INC31,729
ARGUS ENERGY LLC451,458
LAUREN LAND COMPANY31,265
ELLIS MAE HOLDINGS , LP91,177

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 Wayne County

$183K
Paid in 2025
70
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wayne County, West Virginia, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$50K
Livestock Forage Program$32K
Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$31K
NAP Regular Web-Based$28K
Non-Insured Assistance Program$23K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$8K

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

Foreign-held farmland in Wayne County

5,892
Acres disclosed
1
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wayne County, West Virginia, 2024
CountryAcres
No predominant country code5,892

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wayne County, West Virginia
Holder (country)Acres
LYME MOUNTAINEER TIMBERLANDS II, LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE)5,892

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

14
Substations
1
345 kV and up
345 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

  • Lincoln County15,819
  • Cabell County51,374
  • Mingo County25,528
  • Logan County26,003
  • Putnam County35,513
  • Boone County16,370
  • Kanawha County114,920
  • Mason County20,990

All West Virginia counties

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