1519 FM 2490 None
About this property
The Sheek Creek Ranch is ideally located between Lake Whitney and Lake Waco in southern Bosque County, just 4 miles north of the McLennan County line, 10 miles from Valley Mills, and a short 20-mile drive to the Magnolia Market at the Silos, the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, or a Saturday lunch at the Homestead Market. The property has approximately 1/4-mile frontage along paved FM-2490, with an existing gate at the southeast corner. This unimproved property offers an opportunity to build your dream home or escape the distractions of daily life in favor of the simplicity of a rural lifestyle. TOPOGRAPHY, RANGELAND & HABITAT: The property has a desirable rectangular shape, with approximately 40 feet of elevation change from the west corner to the east corner. Typical of this region of the northern hill country, black soils overlay the limestone rock base and are dotted with mature live trees, mesquite, elms, and hackberry. WILDLIFE: The Sheek Creek Ranch wildlife benefits from being located 1.5 miles west of the Brazos River, as this transition area provides ideal habitat for many game species. These include populations of white-tailed deer, turkeys, feral hogs, doves, and a plethora of songbirds. The wet-weather Sheek Creek provides a base for diverse habitats, good forage, and thermal cover for wildlife in both winter and summer. Additionally, the ranch is bordered by larger tracts of property, providing respite for wildlife and ultimately attracting it.
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About the Area
1519 FM 2490 None is located in Valley Mills, Texas, in Bosque County. Bosque County sits at the northern edge of the Hill Country transition, a quiet agricultural county centered on Meridian that has remained largely outside the development wave transforming counties to the south. The county offers rolling cedar and oak terrain, working cattle ranches, and Dinosaur Valley State Park, where actual dinosaur tracks are preserved in the bed of the Paluxy River.
The Bosque River flows through the county, and the Paluxy River along the eastern boundary preserves some of the best-documented dinosaur trackways in the world at Dinosaur Valley State Park. The terrain features limestone hills, cedar brakes, and open grasslands transitioning to the Grand Prairie to the north.
Valley Mills had an estimated population of 1,183 as of 2023. The 76689 zip code has a median household income of $76,250, a median home value of $228,800, and a median age of 37.4. The average household size is 2.88 people.
Cattle ranching, agriculture, hunting leases, and tourism anchored by Dinosaur Valley State Park define Bosque County's economy. The county attracts buyers seeking affordable large acreage tracts in a less-pressured market than the core Hill Country counties.
Demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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