There was a combined almost $900,000 of farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Edwards County recently on Land.com. The total size of all Edwards County farms and rural real estate for sale was almost 1,000 acres. Edwards County ranks 98th out of 102 counties in the Inland Empire for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Edwards County with land and rural real estate for sale, West Salem featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, manufacturing and related services are the main sectors in Edwards County. Edwards County is the 99th largest county (222 square miles) in Illinois. It's located in the Southern Illinois region of the state.