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. The value of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Van Zandt County, Texas, recently was nearly $390 million, representing a combined 17,730 acres of land for sale in Van Zandt County. Van Zandt County ranks 24th in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were six properties listed as sold in Van Zandt County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $3,384,900. Among cities in Van Zandt County with farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale, Canton featured the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 2,915 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Van Zandt County generate annual revenues of $5 million, most of which is from crops. Van Zandt County is Texas's 190th largest county (859 square miles). It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of the state.