The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. The value of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Gaines County, Texas, recently was almost $74 million, representing a combined 8,843 acres of land for sale in Gaines County. Gaines County ranks 139th in the Lone Star State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Seminole had the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Gaines County is Texas's 22nd largest county (1,502 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of Texas.