East Texas is also often colloquially referred to as the "Piney Woods," an area characterized by dense pine forest that unfurls into Arkansas and Louisiana. A total of around 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Van Zandt County recently; the overall value of all Van Zandt County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was $367 million. Van Zandt County ranks 35th out of 254 counties in Texas for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were four properties listed as sold in Van Zandt County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $4,137,000. Canton featured the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 2,915 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Van Zandt County generate annual revenues of $5 million, most of which is from crops. Van Zandt County is the 190th biggest county (859 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of the state.