11.96 acres of farmland near West Terre Haute, Vigo County
N Watson Pl, West Terre Haute, IN · Parcel 840217300020000025
County file January 2025
- Acres11.96
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Vigo County; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated
- Flood zoneX
- Wetlands3% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$3,700From the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedDec 6, 2016
- Road accessHas road accessCensus TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM (tiles 2022-08-30 to 2026-09-03)
- Road frontage699 ft on State Rd 63
- City or townUnincorporatedVigo County
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 17, Township 13 North, Range 9 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 570–606 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
- Well depth nearbyMedian 47 ft (middle half 40–66 ft)15 well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1962–1983; water level 15 ft below ground; bedrock at 32 ft (Indiana DNR well records). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyGreen Valley Public Fishing Area, 5.1 miState Fish and Wildlife, open to the public, 147 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 districtVigo 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 Hennepin loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, about 68% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN167, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.11 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Hennepin; 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, Hennepin; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent$244 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Vigo 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)North-Central Interior Beech-Maple 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 soils1% of the parcelShare 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)$239 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 Duke EnergyInvestor-owned utility · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling
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 1917 to 1948)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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West Terre HauteParcels and flood3.1%in a FEMA flood zone1,138parcels 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
- 21.097 mills (Fayette New Goshen Fire district: Vigo County, Fayette Township, Vigo County School Corporation, Vigo County Public Library, Terre Haute International Airport, New Goshen Fire Protection District, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$78Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $3,700 gross assessed value × 21.097 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 Vigo 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) | $3,700 | None | $3,700 | -5.1% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $3,900 | None | $3,900 | +18.2% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Jun 2025
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
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Cold wave
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- 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
- 60In 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
- $81,250± $19,352 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $115,900± $20,290 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $637± $252 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 91%± 16 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1972± 31 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 25 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,008± 302 · 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 Vigo County, nearest first.
- 8893 N Watson Pl5 acres · Residential lot · 0.4 mi
- 2 acres of residential land near Tecumseh0.5 mi
- 3.18 acres of residential land near Tecumseh0.5 mi
- 1400 Durkees Ferry Rd17.5 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 8255 N Candlwick Pl3.71 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 18.1 acres of residential land near Tecumseh0.7 mi
- 2.75 acres of residential land near Tecumseh0.8 mi
- 5.96 acres of residential land near Tecumseh0.8 mi
About these numbersSources, county file January 2025
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, January 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 Jan 1, 2025.
Record
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Parcel: 840217300020000025
Coordinates: 39.5703° N, 87.4392° W