174.34 acres of farm and timber land near Columbus, Bartholomew County
S W Side of Poplar Dr, Columbus, IN · Parcel 038411000000100016
2025 roll, county file September 2025
- Acres174.34
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Bartholomew County yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands1% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$39.4kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleMar 2011
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage2,128 ft on S Poplar Dr
- City or townUnincorporatedBartholomew County
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning not on file
- Under 1% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 11, Township 8 North, Range 4 East, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields, version Sep 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 705–890 ft above sea level; average slope 17.2%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 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
- Well depth nearbyMedian 49 ft (middle half 40–60 ft)13 well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1960–1988; water level 20 ft below ground; bedrock at 40 ft (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyGrouse Ridge Public Fishing Area, 2.3 miState Fish and Wildlife, open to the public, 162 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtBartholomew County School CorporationGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Gilwood-Brownstown silt loams, 25 to 75 percent slopes, about 41% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN005, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.12 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Gilwood; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 7e of 8: unsuited to tilled crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Gilwood; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent$224 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Bartholomew County School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Hydric soilsNone mappedShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$205 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $215): 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
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Bartholomew County REMCRural electric membership co-op · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags10 environmental lists checked · landfills, voluntary cleanups and dry cleaners not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), as of Apr 2026–Oct 2026; Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of Jun 26, 2025; Indiana Geographic Information Office (from US EIA / DHS HIFLD), as of 2019; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 15, 2026
- Oil and gas wellsNone within 1/4 mi of the parcel's map pointGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of Jun 26, 2025
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- Karst areas (sinkholes)No sinkhole area or sinking-stream basin mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins (Miscellaneous Map 65), read Oct 2026. IGWS Miscellaneous Map 65: sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins in the karst belt of southern Indiana
- Underground coal mineNone mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Underground coal mines (IDNR, December 2016), as of Dec 2016. Documented underground coal mines since the 1880s, from IDNR mine maps, to December 2016; outlines approximate
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
ColumbusParcels and flood12%in a FEMA flood zone19,828parcels on the rollHome facts
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
- Buildings
- No building footprint mapped here (IGIO 2016-2020 LiDAR)
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 15.929 mills (Ohio Twp district: Bartholomew County, Ohio Township, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp, Bartholomew County Public Library, Bartholomew County Solid Waste Mgmt, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$630Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $39,400 gross assessed value × 15.929 mills
Rates: Indiana DLGF, pay 2026. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county treasurer's bill is the official figure.
Indiana pay-2026 taxes: second installment due November 10, 2026. Pay or check a bill at the Bartholomew County Treasurer.
Sources: Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-9 and 6-1.1-15-1.1; the Department of Local Government Finance due dates. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
2025 (pay 2026): $39,400 ($39,400 land)
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Bartholomew County sold for:
- Lots under 1 acre: $51.5k–$77.7k a lot (14 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $70.4k
- 1 to 10 acres: $15.9k–$31.0k an acre (13 sales, Nov 2023–Sep 2026); median $24.2k
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: STATS Indiana sales disclosure forms, valid for trending by the county assessor, vacant land with no improvement on the parcel at the sale. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Tornado
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Very Low
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
- 27In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $107,917± $18,950 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $333,300± $125,312 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $993± $229 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 100%± 0 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1981± 10 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 23 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,153± 381 · 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 Bartholomew County, nearest first.
- 2.67 acres of residential land near Columbus0.6 mi
- 12400 W Sawmill Rd4.96 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Bartholomew County: 407 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
Tax value
Tax value: the county's yearly assessment (gross assessed value, trended every year), not a market price. County file, September 2025.
Gross assessed value (the county assessor's market value-in-use, trended every year), not a market estimate. Farmland is assessed by the state's base-rate formula, 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
Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 038411000000100016
Coordinates: 39.1455° N, 86.0472° W