6.92 acres of farm and timber land near La Fontaine, Wabash County
Hale Dr, La Fontaine, IN · Parcel 851927203082000006
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file · 1 building already on the lot
- Ground4% wetlands · public sewer
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $10k, 2025 roll · last sale Mar 2011
- Acres6.92
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Town of La Fontaine yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- Wetlands4% of the parcelUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$10kAssessment, 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 frontage575 ft on Hale St
- City or townLa Fontaine
- SewerConnectedPer the county assessor's record · 2025 roll
- WaterPublicPer the county assessor's record · 2025 roll
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itTown of La Fontaine
- Section, township, rangeSection 27, Township 26 North, Range 7 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 801–823 ft above sea level; average slope 5.8%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysState Rd 15 is 0.4 mi away and I-69 interchange is 11.6 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 99 ft (middle half 88–134 ft)From 20 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1950–2011; water level 52 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyMississinewa Recreation Area, 1.6 miArmy Corps of Engineers, open to the public. 11,617 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 districtWabash County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictGrades 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 classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Genesee loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, about 59% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN169, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.89 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Genesee; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Genesee; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Developed (open space) 2025; grass or pasture 2021–2024No 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 soils4% 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)
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.
- Water system areaInside the service area of Lafontaine Water Company (EPA modeled boundary)Public water system IN5285004 · 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.
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
Mapped features from IGWS 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. Not checked here: surface coal mines, oil and gas wells, landslides.
- 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
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Home facts
IGIO building footprints 2016-2020 · 2017
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
- Buildings
- 1 building outlinemapped outlines, not the tax roll
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 24.094 mills (Lafontaine Corp district: Wabash County, Liberty Township, Lafontaine Civil Town, M.S.D. Wabash County School Corporation, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$200Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $10,000 gross assessed value × 24.094 mills; capped by the circuit breaker at 2% (residential / farmland) of $10,000
Pay or check a bill at the Wabash County Treasurer.
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $10,000 | Not on the roll | $10,000 | -6.5% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $10,700 | Not on the roll | $10,700 | +20.2% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Wabash County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $10.5k–$12.9k an acre (18 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $12.1k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of recorded land sales (one parcel each, or one multi-parcel farm sale of bare land counted once). 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; farm acreage (farm class, 10+ acres, no buildings): also the sales the assessor marked not valid for trending when the form gives none of the disqualifying answers (related parties, partial interest, court order, sheriff, quitclaim, trade, land contract and the like), because Indiana assessors do not trend farm sales; a multi-parcel farm sale of bare land counts once, at its price per total acre. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipLiberty 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.
- Tornado
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively high
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Drought
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $65,217± $4,873 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $103,800± $36,809
- Median rent (gross)
- $675± $113
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%± 17 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1945± 5 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 23 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 761± 206
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.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Wabash County, nearest first.
- 6.38 acres of residential land near La Fontaine0.4 mi
- 6.65 acres of residential land near La Fontaine1.4 mi
- 2.7 acres of residential land near La Fontaine1.5 mi
- 3.34 acres of residential land near La Fontaine1.6 mi
- 12.5 acres of residential land near La Fontaine1.6 mi
- 4.05 acres of residential land near La Fontaine2.0 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Wabash County: 263 parcel pages
Sources & methodSources, county file September 2025
Property tax
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.
Property tax · Due dates
Indiana pay-2026 taxes: second installment due November 10, 2026.
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.
Hazards
Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the 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
Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land that never had an insured building has no claims to count. The count is the parcel's census block group when it has 10 or more, else its tract's; a count under 10 prints as "Fewer than 10". Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3.
Neighborhood (Census)
± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small.
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.
Estimate
Rough estimate: based on typical prices per acre for land this size in Wabash and nearby counties. Not tested to our accuracy standard. Half of past estimates were within ±60% (measured across nearby counties); the range covers about 8 in 10. Land only; any building is not included.
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: 851927203082000006
Coordinates: 40.6763° N, 85.7196° W