Located just off the Bastrop/Fayette County line near the tiny community of Cistern, the ±92-acre the Whitford Ranch offers the best of Texas. Fronting Highway 95, the property supplies plenty of elbow room within easy reach of small town hospitality and metropolitan amenities.
Built in the 1900s, the Cistern General Store, just two miles from the ranch, is the first stop on the hospitality trail. With its famed burgers and old-time jukebox, the store has been a natural gathering place for generations. Smithville, site of the classic movie "Hope Floats," is ±12 miles away. The once-sleepy town now offers a host of charming restaurants and boutiques. Historic Gonzales and "meaty" Lockhart, the barbecue capital of Texas, are also nearby neighbors.
If a dose of big city lights is in order—or if an easily commutable second home is on the planning board—Austin is ± 60 miles, San Antonio is ± 90 miles and Houston is ±120 miles.
With a ranch like this, though, it is tempting to just stay at home. The land, like most in Texas' "other Hill Country," rises and falls gently. An ideal home site sits near the center of the ranch, offering ultimate privacy. Electricity from Fayette Electric is readily available. In fact, the best positioned tie-in pole has already been identified. Preliminary arrangements have been made with a water well driller to site a well at the new owners' preferred location.
