Imlay, NV Land for Sale: 78.46 Acres With Dirt-Road Access in Pershing County

If you are comparing rural Nevada acreage, this Pershing County parcel is the kind of listing where the headline numbers are straightforward but the due diligence matters. The acreage is substantial, the carrying-cost figure is modest, and the setting is rural enough that access, utilities, water, septic, and county rules should be verified early.
The property is a 78.46-acre vacant land parcel in the Buena Vista Valley area of Imlay, Nevada, identified as APN 012-310-05 and LandCentury property number LC25416. The listed cash price is $48,000, with conveyance noted by Warranty Deed.
The listing states Residential zoning and dirt-road access, while utilities are specifically presented as something to confirm with the county. Treat those items as starting points for verification, not guarantees of immediate buildability or utility service.
Property snapshot: what the listing verifies
These are the core facts a buyer can use to start county, title, and site research for this Imlay-area parcel.
Use this number when referencing the LandCentury listing or asking for seller-side documents.
The county controls many of the zoning, building, road, and land-use questions that matter before purchase.
A larger rural tract can offer flexibility, but it also makes boundary, access, and utility planning more important.
This is the key identifier for assessor, GIS, recorder, tax, and zoning research.
Residential zoning is useful context, but parcel-specific allowed uses, setbacks, permits, and access standards still need county confirmation.
The listing notes dirt-road access, but buyers should verify whether access is public, private, recorded by easement, maintained, and usable year-round.
Power, water, sewer, septic, and service availability should be treated as unconfirmed until verified with the county and providers.
This suggests a relatively low listed carrying cost, but the current amount and tax status should be checked with county records before closing.
Imlay and Pershing County setting
The parcel is in the Imlay area of Pershing County, Nevada, with the listing placing it in Buena Vista Valley at coordinates 40.444641, -117.961300. Those coordinates are useful for map review, FEMA flood screening, access planning, and comparing the parcel location against county records.
Pershing County is a sparsely populated rural county; the 2020 Census population was 6,650. For land buyers, that matters because rural ownership questions often revolve less around neighborhood amenities and more around road access, emergency response, utility feasibility, water, septic, and permit requirements.
The supplied listing categories are Agricultural & Farm Land and Recreational & Hunting Land, but those categories should be understood as marketing context. Actual use depends on the parcel’s zoning classification, county interpretation, recorded restrictions, access, water availability, and any state or federal rules that apply.
Potential uses and buyer fit
This 78.46-acre parcel may appeal to buyers looking for rural Nevada land with room to plan, recreate, or hold, but every use should be conditioned on official verification. Stated Residential zoning is a helpful starting point, not a final approval for a home, cabin, manufactured home, agricultural operation, or recreational setup.
Because utilities are not confirmed in the listing, buyers should approach site planning from the ground up: legal access, road condition, driveway feasibility, water source, septic feasibility, power proximity, flood risk, and any deed or county restrictions all need to be checked before committing to a specific use.
- Rural residential planning, only after confirming the parcel’s zoning district, setbacks, access standards, building permit path, water, septic, and utility options.
- Recreational land ownership, subject to legal access, road conditions, county rules, fire safety, camping limits, and any applicable state regulations.
- Agricultural, grazing, or hobby-farm concepts, only after verifying allowed use, water availability, soil and terrain suitability, fencing needs, and any animal or operational restrictions.
- Hunting-oriented or outdoor use, only after confirming legal access, applicable Nevada wildlife rules, season regulations, and whether the property conditions support the intended activity.
- Long-term land holding for a buyer comfortable with rural due diligence, ongoing taxes, access maintenance questions, and no guaranteed development timeline.
Due diligence checklist before buying
Use APN 012-310-05, the legal description, and the supplied coordinates to verify the property through official records. The goal is to confirm that the parcel you are buying matches the listing and that your intended use is realistic.
Confirm the parcel in county records
Look up APN 012-310-05 with the Pershing County assessor or GIS and compare the acreage, owner record, map location, and legal description to the listing before making a final decision.
Verify zoning and allowed uses
Ask Pershing County Planning & Building to confirm the parcel’s exact land-use district and whether your intended use is allowed by right, requires permits, or needs a special approval.
Check buildability requirements separately
If you plan to build, ask about setbacks, minimum improvements, driveway requirements, septic approval, residential plan review, manufactured home rules, and whether licensed professionals are required for your project.
Prove legal and physical access
The listing says Dirt Road, but that does not answer whether access is public, private, recorded, maintained, seasonal, or suitable for emergency vehicles. Confirm recorded easements and maintenance responsibility.
Research utilities, water, and septic
Treat utilities as unconfirmed. Contact the county and relevant providers about power proximity, well feasibility, septic permitting, trash service, and any utility easements or installation constraints.
Screen flood and drainage risk
Use the parcel coordinates with FEMA’s flood mapping resources and evaluate drainage, washes, low areas, and road conditions before planning a driveway, pad, fence line, or structure.
Review title, deed, and restrictions
Order title work, verify the Warranty Deed path, check county recorder documents, and look for deed restrictions, easements, liens, HOA or POA obligations, mineral reservations, or water-right limitations.
Confirm taxes and closing costs
The listing shows taxes of $278.00. Verify the current tax amount, due dates, assessment status, and any transfer, recording, title, escrow, or buyer-side closing costs before closing.
The selected official source is the Pershing County Development Code and Planning & Building material. It is the most relevant starting point for understanding county land-use districts and residential-use context, but buyers should still confirm parcel-specific answers directly with county staff.
Financing note: this listing shows a cash price
The supplied listing data shows a $48,000 cash price and does not list owner-finance terms. If you are budgeting for this parcel, treat it as a cash-price listing unless the seller confirms different terms in writing.
For rural land, the purchase price is only one part of the budget. Buyers should also plan for title work, recording fees, due diligence, possible survey work, well or septic research, access improvements, utility extension estimates, and any permit-related costs if development is part of the plan.
- Is the $48,000 cash price still current and are there any seller or processing fees not shown in the listing data?
- Who pays title, escrow, recording, transfer, and closing costs?
- Will the seller provide a current title commitment before closing?
- Are any non-cash terms available, and if so, will they be documented in a written purchase agreement?
How to compare this parcel with other Nevada land
When comparing this property with other Nevada land for sale, avoid looking only at price per acre. A parcel with confirmed legal access, clearer utility options, lower development friction, and verified zoning may be more practical than a cheaper parcel with unresolved access or title questions.
For this Imlay parcel, the comparison checklist should start with acreage, APN, county, zoning, access type, utility certainty, taxes, flood screening, deed type, and the cost of making the land usable for your intended purpose. Those items will give you a more realistic picture than acreage and price alone.
Questions buyers may ask about this property and area
Bottom line for buyers
This 78.46-acre Imlay parcel offers a large rural land position in Pershing County at a listed $48,000 cash price. The strongest verified facts are the acreage, APN 012-310-05, Warranty Deed reference, Residential zoning notation, dirt-road access listing, and $278.00 tax figure.
The main caution is that the listing leaves several important items unresolved. Utilities are not confirmed, dirt-road access needs legal and physical verification, and Residential zoning does not by itself prove that the parcel is ready for a home, manufactured home, farm use, recreational setup, or hunting use.
A serious buyer should use the parcel number and coordinates to verify county records, title, access, zoning, flood risk, water, septic, and utility feasibility before relying on any specific plan for the land.
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Helpful next step
If you are still comparing options, review other vacant land listings and decide which parcels have the best combination of acreage, access, zoning clarity, and due-diligence answers for your intended use.





