Status: Available for Sale

398 Acres Grass Pond Colony Ranch
Central-Hill Country Ranch for Sale in Wilson County, Texas

  • Region: Central-Hill Country
  • County: Wilson
  • Location: 1448 County Road 317, La Vernia, Texas, 78121
  • Size: 398 Acres ($9,800/acre)

Key Property Features

  • Hunting
  • Water on Property

Ranch Description

Grass Pond Colony Ranch is an exceptional 398± acre property that lies in Northwestern Wilson County between Floresville and La Vernia which offers a rare combination of natural beauty, history, water resources, and mature native vegetation. Located near the former site of Grass Pond Colony, the property carries a unique sense of place and local heritage. Large, mature oak trees are scattered throughout the ranch, creating a beautiful park-like setting and providing abundant shade. The property offers excellent potential for a working ranch, recreational retreat, family legacy property, or long-term investment. 

Water Summary

The ranch features a pond that provides a valuable water source for wildlife and livestock, and a scenic focal point for the property. Gum Branch is a wet weather creek that runs along a portion of the property.  A Carrizo-Wilcox irrigation well further enhances the ranch’s water resources and provides additional potential for agricultural, livestock, or land-management purposes as well as the ability to fill or maintain the water level on the pond. There is also another earthen tank on the ranch that is currently dry.  

Vegetation and Terrain

The property is characterized by large, mature oak trees throughout, giving the ranch tremendous character and natural appeal. The combination of wooded areas, open spaces, and native vegetation provides an attractive mix of habitat and usable acreage. The terrain offers a classic South Texas ranch setting with excellent opportunities for grazing, recreation, wildlife habitat, and enjoying the outdoors.

Wildlife on the Property

The mature oak cover, pond, and native vegetation provide an excellent environment for native wildlife. The ranch offers potential habitat for whitetail deer, quail, turkey, dove, hogs, and other native Texas wildlife.  

History

From the Wilson County Historical Society:

“Grass Pond Colony, Wilson County, Texas …… was located at the site of several large natural ponds which remain filled by water year-round due to natural springs, it is located in the northern part of Wilson County, Texas, U.S. about five miles south of Sutherland Springs,  Texas.
Due to the reliable source of water the site was occupied early on by Native Americans. The Grass Ponds were later part of a Colonial Spanish “Rancho” during the Spanish Colonial period. After the American Civil War several “Colonies” of freed slaves were established in the area, one of these was Grass Pond Colony. (taken from Kids encyclopedia)
The grass pond and its people as I knew it, back in the thirties it covered about 40 or 50 acres of water when full , during a wet year and I saw it full once., it was almost to Sam Williams house and was probably ten feet deep in the middle, the lily pads were so thick and those little mud-hens had nests with eggs in the spring after the other ducks  had left to go back north. I have seen so many ducks when they flew up and got between you and the sun, it look like the sun had gone down.”

Minerals

Negotiable

Taxes

Ag Exempt

Location Directions

Lying on CR 317 between Floresville and La Vernia, this ranch provides easy access with the amenities of town just a short drive away, and less than an hour from San Antonio. This ranch is 9± miles from La Vernia, 14± miles from Floresville, 30± miles from San Antonio, and 82± miles from Austin, 190± miles from Houston. 

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