1251 County Road 360: Historic Leon River Ranch on 226 Acres in Gustine, Texas

Some ranches are bought for the acreage. This one is bought for the feeling of the place. Out in Comanche County, a 1920s ranch home sits on roughly 226 acres of rolling Central Texas country, still very livable and ready for someone who loves old bones enough to restore them with care. Picture the porch light on at dusk, a century of stories in the walls, and nothing but pecans and open pasture between you and the river.
And what a river. More than two miles of Leon River frontage run along the property, a quiet, tree-lined corridor made for wildlife, wading, fishing and long evening walks. Mature native pecans and scattered oaks give the land a deep-rooted sense of permanence, the kind of established landscape you simply can’t plant and wait for.
It works as hard as it looks, too. About 45 acres of rich bottomland are in cultivation, the balance is ready for grazing and recreation, and the ranch is already fenced and cross-fenced with a good set of cattle pens. Electricity is in place and a strong water well serves the home and the operation. For the ranch dreamer who wants water, history and land that pays its way, this is the rare one.
Listed by Stephen Reich, Williams Trew Real Estate: view the listing