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 nearly 8,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Gregg County recently, representing a combined around $179 million in Gregg County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Gregg County ranks 99th in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Gregg County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Kilgore featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Gregg County is Texas's 249th biggest county (275 square miles). It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of the state.