There was a combined nearly $20 million of farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Virginia's Amherst County recently on Land.com. The total of all Amherst County farms and rural real estate for sale was around 2,000 acres. Amherst County ranks 75th out of 133 counties in the Old Dominion for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land for sale in Amherst County, Amherst featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Amherst County. Amherst County is Virginia's 31st biggest county (478 square miles). It's located in the Central Virginia region of the state.