Since 1860, this beautiful farm has been in the same family. Many memories have been cherished on these rolling hills. But it has come time for the owners to sell due to health reasons. So here is your chance to pick up a true diamond in the rough. The owners are avid turkey and deer hunters so the property is set up for that. The property features a mix of scrubby CRP-type grasses along with mature hardwood timber. The road dead-ends right at the property so there is literally no traffic. A creek bottom on the north and another one on the south give you excellent places to hunt when the rut kicks in. The owner has planted several food plots in the past, but they have recently grown over. The Shawnee National Forest joins on two sides so if you are a horseback rider you wouldn’t even have to load your horses to have miles and miles of riding trails. If you just need a place to unwind and...
Since 1860, this beautiful farm has been in the same family. Many memories have been cherished on these rolling hills. But it has come time for the owners to sell due to health reasons. So here is your chance to pick up a true diamond in the rough. The owners are avid turkey and deer hunters so the property is set up for that. The property features a mix of scrubby CRP-type grasses along with mature hardwood timber. The road dead-ends right at the property so there is literally no traffic. A creek bottom on the north and another one on the south give you excellent places to hunt when the rut kicks in. The owner has planted several food plots in the past, but they have recently grown over. The Shawnee National Forest joins on two sides so if you are a horseback rider you wouldn’t even have to load your horses to have miles and miles of riding trails. If you just need a place to unwind and relax with family, this place would certainly do. Properties like this situated in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest are hard to come by. Give me a call today to enjoy a view of Southern Illinois from the only small mountain range around.
Property Features:
- Dead-end road privacy with scenic views
- Borders the Shawnee National Forest on two sides giving you access to thousands of public land acres
- Property consists of mature hardwood timber, scrub brush, overgrown pasture, food plots and one pond
- Scenic views when on the northern section of this land
- Very private farm with dead-end road privacy
- 20 minutes from Harrisburg - 2.5 hours from St. Louis - 5 hours from Chicago
- Electricity and fiber optic are available County water is not available
- Owners will retain 5 acres + home (shown in red)
- This farm has been in the same family since the 1860's
- Near several popular tourist areas; River to River Trail, Garden of the Gods, One Horse Gap Lake, High Knob, Rim Rock National Rec Area, Illinois Iron Furnace Historic Site, etc.
- Mineral rights will transfer to the buyer
- Annual Taxes: $683.80
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