12 Rt
Description
Lower Sinking Creek Farm's 116 acres offers a flawless blend of exceptional wildlife habitat, mature forest, farming fields, miles of streams and a convenient location. The property, located just on the outskirts of historic Lewisburg, is well suited for residential building, recreational activities and the opportunity to further expand wildlife development. Sinking Creek, a designated blueline stream, flows through the property for ½ mile. This pretty mountain stream creates...LOWER SINKING CREEK FARM
Lower Sinking Creek Farm's 116 acres offers a flawless blend of exceptional wildlife habitat, mature forest, farming fields, miles of streams and a convenient location. The property, located just on the outskirts of historic Lewisburg, is well suited for residential building, recreational activities and the opportunity to further expand wildlife development. Sinking Creek, a designated blueline stream, flows through the property for ½ mile. This pretty mountain stream creates an extraordinary streamside habitat of oak-hickory forest, rhododendron thickets, layers of ground moss & sweet fern patches, creating an exciting residential and recreational property. HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRIBUTES
116 acres located on the outskirts of historic Lewisburg- America's Coolest Small Town Well suited for residential building, recreational activities and wildlife development Miles of streams and creeks anchored by the ½ mile of blueline designated Sinking Creek Unbelievably rich and diverse resident wildlife population eagles, hawks, songbirds, rabbit, squirrel, deer, turkey, bear, bobcat, coyote, crawdads, turtles, butterflies, dragonflies and minnows
10 minutes to Lewisburg with all big box stores, restaurants, historic district and more
15 minutes Lewisburg's jet airport with daily flights to Chicago & Washington DC
2 minutes to I-64, 30 min to Beckley, 90 min to Charleston and 90 min to Roanoke Electric, cable and phone available Abundant milkweed plants keep the Monarch Butterfly coming back year after year Tract will be surveyed to determine exact acreage-most of the survey is already completed Fronts on a state-maintained road for superior year-round access A network of interior field and forest trails provide hiking, horseback riding or ATV'ing Elevations range from 1926 ft. to 2187 ft. Low taxes, low population density Darkest of night skies with little light pollution for stargazing and plant observation Dynamic forest with some old growth trees estimated to be 200-300 years old Alongside Sinking Creek, patches of mature forest intertwine with rhododendron thickets, layers of sheet moss & sweet fern patches creating an exciting residential and recreational property A rewarding permaculture lifestyle can be easily developed Surrounded by large farms and timber tracts in a nice rural neighborhood FedEx, UPS and USPS delivery, trash pickup, newspaper delivery Cell phone coverage is excellent with 4G service Timber species include beautiful oaks, black walnut, poplar, maple and hickories Interesting and very diverse geology and archeology features Areas of the highest quality wetlands support an interesting array of plants and animals while cleansing water, creating oxygen and soaking up carbon dioxide
LOCATION
Google Coordinates: 37.866808°(N), -80.556212°(W)
Address: Located on RT 12 at Alta, WV. Alta does not have a Post Office. A mailing address could be Asbury, WV 24916. No 911 address is assigned to property without structures
Elevation Range: 1928 ft. to 2200 ft. No 911 address is assigned to property without structures
Elevation Range: 1928 ft. to 2200 ft +/-
- Listed by: Richard Grist 304.645.7674 richard@foxfirenation.com • Foxfire Realty
Recent comparable sales
Median sold price
$142,500
Avg days on market
35
Sale-to-list ratio
93.7%
Talcott, WV
8 comparable properties found
$30,000
Sold 06/09/25
- Unavailable
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- Acres
$72,500
Sold 08/28/26
- Unavailable
- Bedrooms
- Unavailable
- Bathrooms
- Unavailable
- Square Feet
- 4
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$80,000
Sold 03/26/25
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$285,000
Sold 06/09/26
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2,924
- Square Feet
- Unavailable
- Acres
$191,000
Sold 06/18/26
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1,073
- Square Feet
- Unavailable
- Acres
$150,000
Sold 03/23/26
- 3
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2,069
- Square Feet
- Unavailable
- Acres
$135,000
Sold 05/26/26
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1,400
- Square Feet
- Unavailable
- Acres
$240,000
Sold 10/15/24
- 3
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1,300
- Square Feet
- Unavailable
- Acres
Amenities
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Location
Sold By Foxfire Realty
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1Property Information for 12 Rt
- MLS Type: Land
- County: Summers County
- Directions: From I-64 at Alta Alderson Exit No. 161 Turn onto RT 12 toward Alderson; travel a very short distance to where the first entrance to Alta Station / The Meeting Place is on the left; the entrance to the property is just ahead on the right. From Lewisburg: 8 Miles +/- (approx.10 minutes) From Alderson: 11.7 Miles (approx. 16 minutes)
- MLS Area Major: Greenbrier
- MLS Area Minor: Greenbrier
- Parcel Number: 27
- Tax Book Number: 113
- Tax Map Number: 11
- Property Type: Land
Property History for 12 Rt
| Date | Event & Source | Price | Appreciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2023 | Sold Greenbrier Valley BOR #23-269 | $299,000 | — |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Listed (Active) Greenbrier Valley BOR #23-269 | $299,000 | — |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Temporarily Off Market Greenbrier Valley BOR #19-1366 | $345,000 | — |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Listed (Active) Greenbrier Valley BOR #19-1366 | $345,000 | — |
| Date | Event & Source | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10/04/2023 | Sold Greenbrier Valley BOR #23-269 | $299,000 |
| 03/15/2023 | Listed (Active) Greenbrier Valley BOR #23-269 | $299,000 |
| 03/17/2020 | Temporarily Off Market Greenbrier Valley BOR #19-1366 | $345,000 |
| 09/21/2019 | Listed (Active) Greenbrier Valley BOR #19-1366 | $345,000 |
For completeness, we often displays two records for one sale: the MLS record and the public record.
Schools near 12 Rt
Rating | School | Type | Grades | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public - | PK to 5 | |||
| Public - | 6 to 12 | |||
| Public - | PK to 5 |
Rating | School | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Talcott Elementary School PublicPK to 5 | ||
6-12 Summers County Comprehensive High School Public6 to 12 | ||
Jumping Branch Elementary School PublicPK to 5 |
School ratings and boundaries are provided by GreatSchools.org and Pitney Bowes. This information should only be used as a reference. Proximity or boundaries shown here are not a guarantee of enrollment. Please reach out to schools directly to verify all information and enrollment eligibility.
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| Address | Sold price | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Lot (Sqft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This home: 12 Rt, Talcott, WV 24981 | $299,000 | – | – | – | – |
– | 3 | 2 | 1,055 | 23,958 | |
– | 3 | 2 | 1,680 | 13,112 | |
$150,000 | 3 | 2 | 1,680 | 200,812 | |
$155,000 | 3 | 2 | 1,920 | 119,354 | |
– | 3 | 1 | 1,032 | 81,022 | |
– | 3 | 2 | 2,708 | 7,753,680 | |
$975,000 | 3 | 2 | 2,878 | – | |
$154,500 | 2 | 2 | 980 | – | |
$173,500 | 4 | 3 | 2,800 | – | |
$9,000 | – | – | – | 7,187 | |
$38,000 | – | – | – | 24,089 | |
$9,000 | 2 | 3 | 1,008 | 26,136 | |
$485,000 | 2 | 3 | 2,195 | – | |
– | – | – | – | 12,153 | |
$95,000 | – | – | – | – |
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