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. There was a total of nearly $422 million of farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Texas's Van Zandt County recently on Land.com. The total of all Van Zandt County farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale was nearly 100,000 acres. Van Zandt County ranks 22nd in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Canton featured the most land for sale. Van Zandt County has a large agricultural economy, with 2,915 farms recorded in the county during the latest 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.