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 combined approximately 7,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Rusk County recently; the overall value of all Rusk County land for sale was almost $110 million. Rusk County ranks 89th in the Lone Star State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were five properties listed as sold in Rusk County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $2,820,889. Of all locations in Rusk County with farms and ranches for sale, Henderson featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Rusk County is Texas's 104th biggest county (938 square miles). It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of the state.