Waelder, TX 78959 (Gonzales County)
About this property
The Stulting Ranch / 596.54 Acres in Gonzales County. A true Texas recreational & cattle ranch encompassing approx 596.54 acres just south of Waelder & I-10 in northern Gonzales County. Exceptional hunting, fishing, ranching & outdoor opportunities. Expansive property provides scale, privacy & habitat increasingly difficult to find. Baldridge Creek winds through ranch, creating natural wildlife corridor lined w/mature creek-bottom vegetation & dense cover. Diverse landscape supports abundance of whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkey, hogs, other native wildlife. Exotic red stag also roam property! 4 ponds provide water for wildlife & livestock. Centerpiece is approx 3.5-acre stock pond & fishing lake verified to contain large bass, perch & catfish. 3 add’l ponds, ea approx. 1 1/2 acre throughout ranch. Shop overlooking main lake w/attached overhang, offering equip strg & shaded gathering area for grilling, entertaining, relaxing. 3/1 single-wide trailer currently serves as functional sleeping quarters for guests & hunting groups, supported by water well, septic system & electric. Unique features is concealed underground bomb & emergency shelter equipped w/separate solar-powered water well & storage tank. Ranch offers combination of wooded cover, open grazing areas, creek bottoms, trails & multiple recreational zones. Agricultural use includes running cattle supporting property’s existing ag valuation. Pipeline easements & oil/gas activity are present on portions of property, primarily across the eastern acreage near road entrance. Baldridge Creek also includes areas within the FEMA-designated floodplain. These features contribute established access corridors, habitat diversity & rugged character that hunters and outdoorsmen will appreciate. Located within convenient reach of Houston, Austin, San Antonio, & I-10 corridor, this is opportunity to acquire nearly 600 acres for hunting, fishing, cattle, recreation, preparedness & creation of lasting TX family legacy.
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4242 FM 1680 None is located in Waelder, Texas, in Gonzales County. Gonzales County holds a unique place in Texas history as the birthplace of the Texas Revolution, the "Come and Take It" cannon confrontation of 1835 occurred here, and the county wears that heritage proudly. The city of Gonzales anchors a ranching and agricultural county that has remained authentically Texan through the development waves transforming neighboring counties.
The Guadalupe River flows through the northern part of Gonzales County, providing river frontage properties and water recreation. The terrain transitions from the sandy post oak soils of the northwest to the heavy blackland prairie soils of the southeast, supporting diverse agricultural operations.
Waelder had an estimated population of 671 as of 2023. The 78959 zip code has a median household income of $51,029, a median home value of $214,800, and a median age of 51.1. The average household size is 2.04 people.
Cattle ranching, row crop agriculture, oil and gas production, and a modest manufacturing sector in Gonzales anchor the county economy. River frontage properties on the Guadalupe attract recreational buyers, while the agricultural interior offers productive working ranch land.
Demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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