Edwards County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 7,555 parcel records for Edwards County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the Edwards County assessor roll dated July 2025, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Edwards County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 8.5 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 42.2 acres
- County land area
- 142,336 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 6
63.5% of parcels outside any incorporated place - Out-of-state owners
- 7.8% of parcels
by owner mailing address
Who Owns Edwards County?
Share of the county’s 7,555 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 68.7% |
| Companies & organizations | 9.3% |
| Trusts & estates | 18.1% |
| Government | 1.6% |
| Other / unclassified | 2.4% |
The largest owner on record is WATERS PROPERTIES LLC with 47 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~7,555 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-07-300-003 | MESSMAN FARMS LLC | CO RD 700E | Unincorporated | 276.65 |
| 06-22-300-007 | LYNCH MATTHEW D & CASSIE D REVOCABLE TRUST | CO RD 1750N | Unincorporated | 198.30 |
| 13-07-200-001 | ADAMSON FAMILY TRUST | CO RD 100E | Unincorporated | 198.10 |
| 10-32-200-001 | EVERETT REVOCABLE TRUST | 384 CO RD 175 E | Unincorporated | 161.50 |
| 04-30-200-003 | TIMBERLAND RESOURCES OF IL LLC | CO RD 150E | Unincorporated | 161.40 |
| 09-28-100-001 | MESSMAN FARMS LLC | CO RD 900E | Unincorporated | 160.80 |
| 10-09-100-003 | LONGBONS ROY E TRUST | OLD ALBION-FAIRFIELD ROAD | Unincorporated | 160.75 |
| 04-21-200-001 | KELSEY EUGENE & LULU | 1761 CO RD 300E | Unincorporated | 160.70 |
| 04-33-300-001 | CYPRESS LANE LLC | 1517 CO RD 250E | Unincorporated | 160.60 |
| 10-34-300-001 | METCALF MIKEL D & PHYLLIS J | CO RD 300N | Unincorporated | 160.50 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Edwards County?
The Edwards County assessor roll on file records 7,555 parcels across 6 communities, with 63.5% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Edwards County?
WATERS PROPERTIES LLC holds 47 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Edwards County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 8.5 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 42.2 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Edwards County is owned from out of state?
7.8% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside IL, per the county’s own records.
How much of Edwards County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 1.6% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Edwards County assessor roll dated July 2025. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
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7,555 parcels across 6 communities in Edwards County.