Nelson County, Virginia: parcel data and property records
10,660 Nelson County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Nelson County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Nelson County: zoning and vacancy. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2024-09-30.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Roseland (3,256), Afton (1,308), Nellysford (1,135), Arrington (966), Shipman (907).
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: 2-single family subur 65%, 1-single family urban 21%, 4-commerc/industr 2%, 76-religious 1%.
Nearest counties
- Amherst County: about 19 mi away, 25,395 parcels
- Waynesboro City: about 19 mi away, 15,977 parcels
- Albemarle County: about 24 mi away, 47,961 parcels
- Buckingham County: about 25 mi away, 13,585 parcels
- Buena Vista City: about 26 mi away, 2,612 parcels
Search Nelson County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Nelson County, Virginia?
Parcelio carries 10,660 parcel records for Nelson County, Virginia, with owner information on 65 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Nelson County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2024-09-30.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Nelson County?
We do not hold vacancy data for Nelson County yet, so this filter has nothing to match there. Vacancy filters work in the counties where we hold the field. Nelson County does have owner mailing state: 506 parcels have an owner mailing address outside Virginia.
Can I search Nelson County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 63 percent of Nelson County parcels, as recorded on the deed, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.