9.5 acres of farm and timber land near Bicknell, Knox County
12541 E Ragsdale Rd, Bicknell, IN · Parcel 420828300017000011
2025 roll, county file August 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file · 4 buildings mapped (footprints)
- Ground16% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $185k, 2025 roll · last sale Sep 2024
- Acres9.5About 7.97 of 9.5 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Knox County yet
- Flood zoneNot on FEMA's digital flood mapFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands16% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$185kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleSep 2024
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage306 ft on E Ragsdale Rd
- City or townUnincorporatedKnox County
- WaterPublicPer the county assessor's record · 2025 roll
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itKnox County, outside city limitsUnincorporated land
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields, version Sep 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 494–556 ft above sea level; average slope 6.2%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 67 is 2.5 mi away and US Hwy 50 interchange at US Hwy 41 is 10.6 mi away, in a straight lineCensus TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines · Feb 2026
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 91 ft (middle half 70–135 ft)From 17 well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1959–1973; water level 30 ft below ground; bedrock at 16 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbySouth Park, 1.4 miCity land, open to the public. 1,191 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtNorth Knox School CorporationGrades 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 Hosmer silt loam, 10 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded, about 79% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN083, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.45 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Hosmer; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 6e of 8: generally unsuited to tilled crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Hosmer; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: North Knox School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 2021–2025No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- 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)
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 Duke EnergyInvestor-owned utility · 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. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Other recordsOil or gas well nearbyGroundwork 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.
- Underground coal mineOver a mapped underground coal mine (worked 1918 to 1949)IGWS: 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
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Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 4 buildings mapped · about 10,200 sq ft of footprint (largest 3,860 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 15.39 mills (Vigo-South Township district: Knox County, Vigo Township, North Knox School Corporation, Bicknell Public Library, South Vigo Township Fire, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$2,220Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $185,000 gross assessed value × 15.39 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 1% (homestead) of $154,000 + 2% (residential / farmland) of $24,600 + 3% (other) of $6,400
How we compute this
Pay or check a bill at the Knox County Treasurer.
Due dates
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $37,900 | $147,100 | $185,000 | +0.8% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $39,000 | $144,500 | $183,500 | +4.8% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Aug 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Knox County sold for:
- 1 to 10 acres: $7.4k–$24.1k an acre (10 sales, Nov 2023–Sep 2026); median $12.4k
- Lots under 1 acre: $4.9k–$14.8k a lot (12 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $9,000
- 10 acres or more: $10.0k–$16.3k an acre (13 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $13.6k
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.
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipVigo TownshipDLGF taxing districts (IGIO Taxing_Districts_2024) on the 2025 roll's district code · Jul 30, 2024
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Winter weather
- Relatively high
- Lightning
- Relatively high
- Tornado
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively moderate
- Drought
- Relatively moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $56,719± $15,807
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $119,800± $27,446
- Median rent (gross)
- $625± $281
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%± 12 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1957± 18 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 24 min± 5 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 407± 135
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
How we compute this
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Knox County, nearest first.
- 7.67 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.4 mi
- 3.86 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.4 mi
- 8.45 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.4 mi
- 4.3 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.5 mi
- 18 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.5 mi
- 4.15 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.6 mi
- 40.8 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.7 mi
- 37.6 acres of residential land near Bicknell0.9 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Knox County: 397 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file August 2025
Tax value
Tax value: the county's yearly assessment (gross assessed value, trended every year), not a market price. County file, August 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.
Estimate
Rough estimate: based on the assessed value of the buildings, scaled by recent home prices, plus typical prices per acre in Knox and nearby counties. Not tested to our accuracy standard. Half of past estimates were within ±30% (measured across nearby counties); the range covers about 8 in 10.
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 Aug 22, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 420828300017000011
Coordinates: 38.7449° N, 87.3063° W