Conservation Properties for Sale in Jefferson County, Florida

Extending from the Florida-Georgia line to the Gulf Coast, Jefferson County bills itself as "Florida's Keystone County." Located to the east of Tallahassee, it's an area of rolling countryside dotted with oaks draped in Spanish moss. With a more temperate climate compared to other parts of Florida, the county lends itself to sports and outdoor recreation including fishing and hunting. Historic plantations and estates like Ted Turner's Avalon Plantation rub shoulders with productive beef and dairy farms, as well as a number of private hunting preserves. Three major rivers, the Wacissa, Aucilla and St. Marks, run through the county, framed by miles of quiet forest and marshlands. The Wacissa River has been designated as a state canoe trail by the Florida Department of Natural Resources. The value of all farms, rural land, hunting land and other land for sale in Jefferson County recently was almost $47 million, representing a combined 5,869 acres of land for sale in Jefferson County. Jefferson County ranks 63rd in the Sunshine State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Monticello featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Jefferson County. Jefferson County is Florida's 51st biggest county (636 square miles). It's located in the North Central Florida region of Florida.