80-AC Vacant Land Investment in Colorado for Farm or Ranch
Do you need a safety latch in rough economic times? How about a land investment in Colorado? Start your own farm or ranch in Olney Springs where we have affordable prices. Priced at $130,000 for 80 acres with over 47 acres of rangeland. In addition, the owners are amenable to splitting the property.
This farm and ranch land offers a clean white page. Are you searching for a small equestrian property in southern Colorado? It wouldn’t take much to add a pole barn, stables, ranch house, fencing and a few horses on this prairie land. Add an arena for some serious Eventing training. If you are local, these 80 acres offer space for running some cow/calf pairs. You’ll note some trees along the borders of the property. The Arkansas Valley welcomes livestock and farm animals as well as cropland.
Address: Lane 7, Olney Springs, CO 81062
MLS #: S205349
AC: 80 acres or two 40-acre tracts
List Price: $130,000, and low property taxes of $384
Olney Springs Lifestyle
Olney Springs, a small farming community of 350 residents, sits in southwestern Crowley County, Colorado. It’s a sleepy ranching community about 38 miles east of Pueblo. The Olney Springs post office opened in 1909, naming the town after a railroad official.
Build a home in Olney Springs and you’ll be not too far from the Best Big City of Colorado Springs. Closer you’ll find the community of Ordway, the seat of Crowley County. Ordway’s population is triple that of Olney Springs.
Crowley County Land and History
Crowley County includes 800 square miles. Major highways traverse the county. State highways 71, 96, 167, and 207 among them. There are several lakes, the largest being Lake Meredith. In addition, the Arkansas River and the Transamerica Trail Bicycle Route run through the county.
Long ago, a canal from the Arkansas River provided irrigation, turning the early settlement into lush agricultural lands. Alas, later settlers sold the water, reestablishing the original Prairie grassland. Crowley County Heritage Center tells the story of those days and affiliation with the correctional industry.
The Colorado legislature created Crowley County from the northern part of Otero County in 1911. The area became settled after them Missouri Pacific Railroad extended its route to Pueblo during the Colorado Gold Rush. Populated towns around the railroad route such as Olney Springs, Crowley, Ordway, and Sugar City sprang up.
Directions – Olney Springs Land for Sale
From Highway 96, go south on Lane 7. The northwest corner of the acreage lies three-quarters of a mile down the road.
South-Central Colorado Realtors
Call Cruikshank Realty, Inc. at (719) 336-7802 for more information about this vacant land for sale in Olney Springs, Colorado.