The overall value of land for sale in Nicholas County recently on Land.com was around $10 million. This represents 1,000 acres of farms and rural land for sale in Nicholas County. Nicholas County ranks 21st out of 55 counties in the Mountain State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Nicholas County with land and rural real estate for sale, Summersville had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Nicholas County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Nicholas County is one of the ten largest counties in West Virginia (654 square miles). It's located in the Southeast West Virginia region of the state.