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 almost 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Houston County recently, representing a combined nearly $254 million in Houston County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Houston County ranks 58th in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were eight properties listed as sold in Houston County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $3,383,828. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Houston County, Crockett featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Houston County. Houston County is the 40th largest county (1,236 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of the state.