280 Acres in Bokoshe, OK - $336,000
LOCATION: Central Eastern Oklahoma. About 20 miles to the city of Poteau. About 25 miles to the larger city of Ft. Smith, Ark, population about 80,000. About 1 hr to Tulsa; about 2.5 hrs to Oklahoma City and about 4.5 hrs to Dallas. Valley location with nearby hills surrounding the valley with a view of the mountains to the south.
ACCESS: This property has road frontage on both the West and South sides consisting of a graded farm to market county road which is a school bus and mail route. The road is in good condition and provides all-weather access. It is about 4 miles from a county highway. It is about 12 miles to an interstate highway.
LAND: 280 acres of land currently used for pasture and hay. There is estimated to be about 50 acres of wooded land with scattered plots across the property providing wildlife habitat and livestock shelter in both winter and summer. There is estimated ...
LAND: 280 acres of land currently used for pasture and hay. There is estimated to be about 50 acres of wooded land with scattered plots across the property providing wildlife habitat and livestock shelter in both winter and summer. There is estimated to be about 120 acres used for hay meadows and also used for pasture. About 18 acres of this land is covered in water which was formed many years ago by a mining project. The owner reports the lake to have depths up to 65 feet. The water is very clean. The remaining 92 acres is open pastures. This ranch is reported to handle up to 75 AUs plus furnish the winter hay supply for a herd of this size. Many years ago this land was row-cropped and could be again, but it is now used only for pasture. The land is primarily sandy-loam by nature and well suited to pasture, hay, fruit, berries and garden crops of all kinds.
SERVICES: Electric, phone, school bus route, mail route and LP gas delivery.
BUILDINGS: None, but numerous beautiful home-sites affording scenic views of surrounding hills and mountains in the distance.
WATER: 18 acre lake up to 65 feet deep. 2 ponds. Drilled well at the old home site.
TAXES: About $286 per year.
PRICE: $336,000 ($1,200 per acre). (#70410)
COMMENTS: The most unusual feature of this property is the huge volume of water that can be used for fishing, swimming, cat-fish farming, irrigation or even water skiing. The owner reports this lake was formed back in the 20s from a mining operation leaving about 18 surface acres of clean, clear water reported to be up to 65 feet deep. At the present time the ranch is used as a cattle operation. There are numerous good home-sites. Deer and turkey are seen on this place daily along with quail, squirrel, rabbit, dove, duck, geese and other small game. Excellent fishing for bass, crappie, catfish, drum, buffalo, perch and other pan fish. Fencing is very good, but mile of new fence will be required to separate this land from some leased land that the owner formerly used.
