154.4 acres of farm and timber land near Petersburg, Menard County
20953 Athens Blacktop Rd, Petersburg, IL · Parcel 12-29-400-007
County file October 2026
- Acres154.4
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Menard County; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated, outside the City of Petersburg limits · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
- WetlandsUnder 1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Assessed value (county)Not shown: Menard County's parcel file is from Nov 2019, so the assessed values in it are not the current roll
- Last saleJan 2023 · One deed for this parcel and 2 other parcels: its total is not this parcel's priceOne price for the whole deed
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage2,682 ft on Unnamed Residential Rd
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 29, Township 18 North, Range 6 West, Third Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 571–619 ft above sea level; average slope 3.6%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Sep 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Electric utilityMenard Electric Co-op or Ameren Illinois CompanyHIFLD retail service territories, a frozen 2025 copy (no longer updated); territories overlap here; approximate, confirm with the utility
- Well depth nearbyMedian 40 ft (middle half 36–52 ft)29 household well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1977–2002 (Illinois State Geological Survey wells database). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyLincolns New Salem State Park, 1.8 miOther or Unknown State Land, open to the public, 560 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- CRP rental rate (county)$317 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $286): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
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Home facts
FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Jun 2023
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Beds, baths and living area are not in Menard County's published parcel file
- Buildings
- 9 building outlinesmapped outlines, not the tax roll
Illinois 2026 taxes are billed in 2027: the first installment is due no earlier than June 1, 2027.
Sources: Illinois Property Tax Code 35 ILCS 200/21-15, 35 ILCS 200/21-25, 35 ILCS 200/21-30 and 35 ILCS 200/16-55. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
What land sells for nearby
Land in Menard County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $9.2k–$14.4k an acre (16 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $11.9k
- 1 to 10 acres: $7.9k–$16.6k an acre (11 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $10k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. Source: Illinois Department of Revenue PTAX-203 declarations, land or farm at the sale, screen S1. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Assessed value
- How Illinois assessesIllinois assesses property at one third of its fair cash value (35 ILCS 200/9-145); Cook County classifies, assessing homes at 10% and commercial property at 25%. Farmland is valued on its soil productivity (35 ILCS 200/10-110 to 10-125). An assessed value is not what the property would sell for.35 ILCS 200 (Property Tax Code)
Tax area
- TownshipT18n R6wMenard County parcel layer
- Tax code12008.0 (the county's tax-rate area)Menard County parcel layer
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped9 building outlines on this parcel (aerial imagery 2023-06)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- UseFrom the county's property class (11.0)
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: Menard County
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Tornado
- Very High
- Strong wind
- Very High
- Cold wave
- Very High
- Hail
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Heat wave
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Lightning
- Relatively High
- Drought
- Relatively High
- Earthquake
- Relatively Moderate
- Coal mine (mapped)
- Not in a mapped coal mine area (ISGS)Checked on the parcel's outline (its map point if none is drawn) · Illinois State Geological Survey coal mine maps · as of Jul 2012
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $91,417± $22,015 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $225,300± $39,841 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $969± $145 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 91%± 8 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1994± 4 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 26 min± 4 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,728± 375 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Menard County, nearest first.
- 162 acres of farmland near Petersburg0.5 mi
- 161 acres of farmland near Athens0.7 mi
- 100 acres of farmland near Athens1.0 mi
- 160 acres of farmland near Athens1.0 mi
- 109 acres of farmland near Athens1.1 mi
- 100 acres of farmland near Petersburg1.1 mi
- 14935 A Kent St159 acres · Farm and timber · 1.6 mi
- 12918 Farmers Point Rd97.2 acres · Farm and timber · 2.9 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Menard County: 505 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
Assessed value
Assessed value (one third of fair cash value by law; Cook County 10% for homes, 25% for commercial), not a market price. County file, October 2026.
Assessed value (the county's assessment, by law one third of fair cash value outside Cook County; Cook assesses homes at 10% and commercial property at 25%), not a market estimate. Farmland is assessed on its soil productivity, well below what farmland sells for.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Menard County parcels: Menard County, Illinois (layer as of Nov 2019; not the current roll), county file Oct 20, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 12-29-400-007
Coordinates: 39.9779° N, 89.7941° W