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. A total of around 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Anderson County recently; the combined value of all Anderson County farms and ranches for sale was almost $209 million. Anderson County ranks 48th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were eight properties listed as sold in Anderson County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $5,689,626. Among cities in Anderson County with land for sale, Palestine featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Anderson County. Anderson County is the 62nd largest county (1,078 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of Texas.