0.12 Acres for Sale in Shephard, TX

This is a wooded lot off of quiet John Lane in Shepherd Texas. The lot has electric very close (within two hundred feet) and is located within a two minute walk to the Trinity River. Perfect for recreational use - a trailer or self contained mobile home. Want to just get away for the weekend? RV? Hunt? Fish or boat on the river? This is your lot! Very low taxes, no restrictions, no POA meaning no time limit to use or develop. Quiet neighbors. Part of the Flowing Wells subdivision. Easy access from FM 1127. Follow FM 1127 to Jesse Lane, follow Jesse Lane to end and turn onto Robin Street. Follow Robin and keep to the right, roads turns into John Lane. Follow John Lane to end, lot on RIGHT. See approximate location on attached maps outlined in RED. For more information just email or call 623-203-2700, thanks!
With 2,319 people, Shepherd is the 642nd most populated city in the state of Texas out of 1,752 cities. In 2010, the median household income of Shepherd residents was $27,131. Shepherd households made slightly more than Chilton households ($27,115) and Bedias households ($27,112) However, 25.7% of Shepherd residents live in poverty. The median age for Shepherd residents is 36.3 years old. The largest Shepherd racial/ethnic groups are White (70.9%) followed by Black (14.1%) and Hispanic (11.3%). All of the above information comes from United States Census Bureau’s latest census in 2010. Historical Information Texas Historical Marker #7672, erected in 1970, located west of FM 222 on SH 150 in Shepherd, gives a brief background for the town. Exact text on the marker is as follows: Originated in vicinity of Old Drew’s Landing, a Trinity River port for settlers bringing in goods and shipping cotton, tobacco, and other products to markets. An early nearby community was Big Creek. Into these pioneer settlements came Houston East & West Texas Railroad investors, including Benjamin A. Shepherd (1814-1891) of Houston, who in 1875 platted townsite here, naming it for himself. The town square was on west side of H. E. & W. T., which was completed beyond this point in 1879. The Shepherd Post Office opened Dec. 22, 1879, with Jack B. Noble as postmaster. A pioneer physician was Dr. William Herbert Beazley (1837-1919); Mrs. Jessie Fain operated an early hotel; Mrs. Jane Langham taught first public school session, in Methodist church building. James Ephraim Tribe, a native of Canada, came here in 1895, was a carpenter, coffin maker, millwright, and wheelwright. A Baptist, he built a church edifice for that faith in 1896. Distinguished native son Robert Scott Lovett (1860-1932), became president of Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads and rendered outstanding civilian service to the nation during World War I. Once a center for the lumbering industry, Shepherd remains an important market town of southeast Texas
Coldsprings, Lake Livingston, Houston
QUIET! One block from Trinity River, very low annual taxs, no restrictions, no POA, no time limit to build/use



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