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. The value of all farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Texas's Franklin County recently was nearly $101 million, representing a total of 9,474 acres of land for sale in Franklin County. Franklin County ranks 119th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were two properties listed as sold in Franklin County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $2,215,000. Of all farms and ranches for sale in Franklin County, Mount Vernon had the most land for sale. Franklin County is the 247th biggest county (294 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Northeast Texas region of Texas.