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 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Upshur County, Texas, recently; the value of all Upshur County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was $155 million. Upshur County ranks 60th out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Upshur County with land for sale, Gilmer featured the most land for sale. Upshur County is Texas's 234th biggest county (592 square miles). It's located in the Northeast Texas region of the state.