Secluded yet accessible, Sassafras Mountain Farm is located just one mile from WV Rt. 3, the Greenbrier River and is accessed by a paved county road the ends just half a mile further up the mountain. The surrounding mountainside forms a self-contained watershed featuring seasonal streams, a woodland pond and a stone-lined spring. Two fenced gardens total about a quarter acre. With about 12 acres open, the remainder is in upland second growth mixed forestland, which the owners estimate has not been harvested in 100 years. Of the 12 acres open, about 5 acres currently used as hayfields is tillable ground and could be used for growing other crops with the remaining 7 +/- acres in mountain pasture.

Be sure to review the attached maps, photos, home and barn information. Many, many more details are available on the Foxfire website. To go directly to the property listing, just click the Website link!

To help you start living off the land, Sassafras Mountain Farm has two gardens. The front garden is approximately 40 by 180 with apple trees, blueberries and raspberries. The rear garden is about 1,000 square feet with established beds. Both gardens are surrounded by deer fence and are serviced by three freeze-proof water hydrants.

The farm has several seasonal streams and a woodland pond. A spring has been developed as a supplemental water source for the home.

The barn is a pole frame barn and is featured in Barns of Summers County by Phyllis Campbell Whitley. The barn has electricity and a freeze proof water hydrant and the center area has a raised wooden floor that has been used as a workshop. Each side has a dirt floor and stalls. The barn has adjacent pens on three sides and the adjoining hillside pasture is fenced with box wire.

Additional structures on the property include two open wood/tool sheds and an additional small cabin with electricity that was used for making stained glass windows in the past.

The farmhouse details are on the Foxfire website.

LOCATION

East Woodrumtown Road

Hinton, WV 25951

Latitude: 37.6377518 (N)

Longitude: -080.8157315 (W)

Elevation Range: 1,730' to 2,655' +/-

At this time, Summers County has no zoning. Permits for drilling a water well or installing a septic system need to be obtained from the Summers County Health Department.