Fort Piney Woods
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70.86 Acres in Atlanta, TX - $1,300,000
Welcome to Fort Piney Woods! Escape to your own private East Texas retreat on ±70.86 acres of beautiful, secluded land. This property offers peace, privacy, and all the features you need for comfortable country living—whether you're hunting, fishing, gardening, or simply enjoying the peace and quiet of rural America.
The updated 3-bedroom home includes new flooring, picture windows, a jacuzzi bath, and upgraded kitchen with new sink and refrigerator. Enjoy the warmth and convenience of a wood-burning fireplace as you enjoy the cool East Texas evenings. Modern touches like home automation, fiber internet, alarm system, and backup generator power ensure comfort and security.
Step outside to a covered front porch and extended back patio with hot tub, landscaped flower beds, a sprinkler system, and landscape lighting. The well house includes a new pump to supply the property with a flow of high-volume, excellent quality water. The winding all-weather gravel driveway offers a picturesque approach to the beautiful home nestled against the backdrop of some of the areas finest timber stands. The property includes multiple storage buildings, a detached garage, and a garden house.
Recreational amenities are everywhere: a stocked pond with hybrid bass, boat dock, axe throwing range, gun range, deer feeders and stands, custom fire pit, smoker, game processing station, and even 3 RV hookups. The treehouse/guest house is something to behold! Its custom touches, including an outdoor shower, make it one of the most elaborate and unique places for family and guests to stay. Additions such as a lumber rack and fenced areas make this property as practical as it is beautiful. Plus, cleared wooded areas and improved front pasture add extra value and eye appeal.
Outbuildings include:
Treehouse/Guesthouse – fully functional with power, heat/air, half bath and outdoor shower.
Detached Garage with extra climate-controlled storage, tool storage area, and a half bath.
Metal Shop with roll up door, plumbed air, storage racks and worktables.
Garden House with plant tables
The land has an excellent stand of mature timber including towering pines, large oaks and many other species of native trees, browse and plant life attracting wildlife of all types. Excellent hunting opportunities abound which supports healthy populations of whitetail deer, hogs, coyotes and bobcats. Waterfowl have been known to visit the recently built and stocked lake. Numerous ATV/UTV trails are found throughout the timbered portion of the property and are often used for hiking/biking trails. The fine sandy loam soil is typical of northeast Texas and is highly productive for timber and grasses.
Fort Piney Woods is located just 5 miles south of Atlanta, Texas off CR 4230 in Cass County. Dallas is 150 miles, Texarkana 30 miles, Shreveport 60 miles, and Houston 260 miles.
Home furnishings(except personal and sentimental pieces), appliances, skid steer and attachments, as well as other accessories may convey at the current list price making this a true turn-key opportunity!
This is a rare opportunity to own a versatile country property with space, privacy, and a wide range of features—perfect for a full-time homestead or private retreat in East Texas.
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About Brian G Whatley
Brian has been a licensed Texas Realtor since 2008 and now is the Broker/Owner of United Country | Double Creek Land and Homes which specializes in brokering farms and ranches, country homes, timberland and recreational properties in East Texas and Southwest Arkansas. He was born and raised in Cass County, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University on a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship and graduated with a Masters Degree in Agricultural Education. Brian taught high school Agricultural Science and Forestry for 6 years before beginning work in the field of forestry eventually owning his own forest products company. Through the years he has managed timberland across East Texas and invested in land and other types of real estate. Brians passion is educating landowners in the process of buying and selling rural land and teaching them the aspects of how to make that land highly productive while maintaining sustainability. Brian serves his community in multiple roles. He is currently serving as President of the Cass County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, and he was recently nominated and served on the Texas Farm Bureau Forestry Commodity Committee. He has a heart to teach and since leaving public education he has continued to teach young people through his church and also local 4-H Clubs, where he coaches youth in Natural Resources projects. His 4-H Forestry teams have had multiple state championships and competed nationally in 2011 and 2016. Brian and his wife Marcie have been married for 32 years and live in the small community of Kildare on their family ranch where they raise cattle and timber. They have 2 sons, Caleb, his wife, Montana and Joshua. As a family, they enjoy hunting whitetail deer, dove, turkey, elk, and hogs as well as fishing in nearby Wright Patman Lake, Caddo Lake and Lake O the Pines. The Whatley family are members of Cross Creek Cowboy Church in Atlanta, Texas. Brian looks forward to each meeting with new clients as well as serving the needs of his repeat customers. His strong desire to help anyone who shares his passion for the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and his true love of the land serves him well in meeting the unique needs of both buyers and sellers of fine rural properties. Give Brian a call at 903-720-7356.