Cherokee Forest on Seminole Road
84 Acres +/- in Wild and Wonderful Summers County, West Virginia. This land tract offers excellent hunting and recreational opportunities, plus building sites for your dream cabin or home. The property has DIRECT access from Seminole Road. The property has miles of trails and old logging roads. A seasonal stream carves a channel through a small gorge. The tract has an attractive stand of mature timber, and the property has only been selectively cut. The value of the timber stand has not been estimated, and the forest consists of a mixture of poplars, beech, oaks, and maple, to name a few. Seminole Road is one of the most beautiful areas of Summers County and is a great place to live and work. An abundance of whitetail deer, wild turkeys, squirrels, black bears, and all other types of critters abound. Thousands of acres of public lands in the Bluestone Wildlife Management are only a short drive away. The address is a temporary address assigned by the Summers County Mapping Office. Electric service is on Seminole Road Frontier Communications has landline phone service and possibly DSL internet. Forest Hill is undoubtedly one of the oldest areas within the Indian Creek and Greenbrier River Watersheds. Evidence of pre-historic peoples living in the area has long been discovered. Unusual mounds in the area caused great speculation by the early settlers in the western Virginia frontier. Today the pastoral, unincorporated farming community of Forest Hill has a fire department, several churches, a medical clinic, a post office, an art gallery, and an Amish baked goods store. Residents of Forest Hill enjoy four seasons of living in the southeastern region of West Virginia. The most recent census shows a population of 587 with a median age of 62.7 years. Forest Hill offers an excellent lifestyle and culture for long-time families as well as folks looking to resettle into an area with low property taxes and great freedom from the umbrella of rights that "Mountaineers are always free." Hinton is the southern gateway to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The town has a large historic district, a railroad museum, antique shops, and restaurants. After crossing the bridge at Hinton, you will begin driving alongside the New River down River Road. There are great riverside vistas on this favorite route for a casual drive along the waterfront. Boaters, motorcyclists, fishermen, and vehicle cruises on the roadway and the river are a common sight. Nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny mountains lies a place where the rivers flow, and the eagle's soar. A place where small-town charm is around every corner and outdoor recreation is the norm. A place where porch sitting is earned after days spent hiking, biking, boating, and fishing. It is a place that remembers its past and looks toward the future. Summers. Hinton has some local hometown restaurants that are wonderful places to meet friends and enjoy a great home-cooked meal.
Banking, healthcare facilities, a regional hospital, fast food restaurants, drugstores, grocery stores, hardware, auto parts, and farm supply are readily available in nearby Hinton, the county seat of Summers County.
HIGHLIGHTS
84 Acres +/-
The beautiful Indian Creek Valley of Summers and Monroe
Electric service is available from Seminole Road
Excellent location with an abundance of wildlife
Wild and Wonderful Summers County
Miles of trails
Located in a farming community
Excellent recreational area for kids and adults
Gravel entrance road
Low property taxes
Volunteer fire department located approx. four miles
On a school bus route
Amish Community nearby
Only a short drive to thousands of public acres at Bluestone Wildlife Management
Easy drive to Pipestem Resort State Park
15-minute drive to golf at the Hinton Elks Club
25-minute drive to Fountain Springs Golf Course
10 minutes to the Monroe Health Center medical clinic
Historic Cook's Mill in nearby Greenville
Three rivers converge in nearby Hinton
ARH Summers County Hospital, a 10-minute drive
Wonderful Indian Creek is a short drive
Gotta Stop convenience and Dollar General 15-minute drive
Minutes to Peterstown, historic Union, and Hinton
Easy drive to Roanoke's jet airport
Amtrak train station at nearby Hinton
Pence Springs Flea Market is a 20-minute drive
Superior access by state-maintained paved roads - FedEx, UPS, and USPS delivery
Cell phone coverage is good with Verizon
Fur-bearing - deer, black bear, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox, chipmunk, opossum
Winged wildlife - eagles, hawks, owls, ravens, turkeys, and Neotropical songbirds