4.71 acres of farmland near Dale, Spencer County
US 231, Dale, IN · Parcel 740208300023000002
County file September 2025
- Acres4.71
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Town of Dale; no zoning map on file
- Flood zoneX
- WetlandsUnder 1% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$1,300From the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last recorded saleDec 5, 2024 · sold with 4 other parcels for $155,000 total
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage81 ft on US Hwy 231
- City or townDale
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 8, Township 4 South, Range 5 West, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 451–481 ft above sea levelUSGS 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
- Traffic countAbout 6,200 vehicles a dayUS 231, 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway (FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System)
- Well depth nearbyMedian 296 ft (middle half 270–309 ft)8 well logs within 3 mi, drilled 1959–1970; water level 58 ft below ground; bedrock at 16 ft (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyLittle Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area, 3.8 miState Fish and Wildlife, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 1,033 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 districtNorth Spencer 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 Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, about 80% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN147, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.44 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Apalona; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 3e of 8: severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Apalona; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: North Spencer County School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 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
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)South-Central Interior Mesophytic ForestBeech-Maple-Basswood Forest, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- 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 Southern Indiana RecRural electric membership co-op · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling
- Water system areaInside the service area of Dale Water Works (EPA modeled boundary)Public water system IN5274002 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026: EPA modeled this boundary, which often differs from the actual one. Not a water line at the lot
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 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: this parcel’s sale history
Home 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
- 20.97 mills (Dale Town district: Spencer County, Carter Township, Dale Civil Town, North Spencer County School Corporation, Lincoln Heritage Public Library, Carter Fire Protection District, Spencer County Solid Waste Mgmt Dist, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$26Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $1,300 gross assessed value × 20.97 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 2% (residential / farmland) of $1,300
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 Spencer 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
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $1,300 | None | $1,300 | -13.3% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $1,500 | None | $1,500 | +25.0% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Spencer County sold for:
- Lots under 1 acre: $4,000–$7,000 a lot (38 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $5,000
- 10 acres or more: $6,500–$7,400 an acre (13 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $7,000
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. 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
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Low
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Very Low
- Sinkhole area (karst)
- Not in a mapped sinkhole areaAt the parcel's map point · Indiana Geological and Water Survey, sinkhole areas (Misc. Map 65) · as of Oct 2026
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
- $77,727± $19,423 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $136,100± $24,418 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $750± $340 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%± 7 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1973± 5 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 27 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 611± 168 · 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 Spencer County, nearest first.
- 6.34 acres of residential land near Dale0.6 mi
- 3.59 acres of residential land near Dale0.7 mi
- 2.09 acres of residential land near Dale0.8 mi
- 2.75 acres of residential land near Dale0.8 mi
- 5.29 acres of residential land near Dale1.2 mi
- 4 acres of residential land near Dale1.5 mi
- 2.16 acres of residential land near Dale1.8 mi
- 3.76 acres of residential land near Dale1.9 mi
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, 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
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Parcel: 740208300023000002
Coordinates: 38.1836° N, 86.9902° W