East Texas is also often colloquially referred to as the "Piney Woods," an area characterized by dense pine forest that unfurls into Arkansas and Louisiana. There was a total of almost $218 million of farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Anderson County recently on Land.com. The total of all Anderson County land and rural real estate for sale was nearly 100,000 acres. Anderson County ranks 73rd out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were 11 properties listed as sold in Anderson County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $4,657,500. Among cities in Anderson County with farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale, Palestine featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Anderson County's overall GDP. Anderson County is the 62nd biggest county (1,078 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of the state.