45 Acres of Farm

Ranch Description

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Great opportunity for that custom home site or weekend getaway in the country nestled amongst crop fields and timber lands. Call Danny Graham at to schedule a showing today.

Great opportunity for a working farm in the countryside of Suffolk. It is the spot for that custom home site or weekend getaway you have been wanting in the country. Great tract for hunting, camping, shooting, and everything else country living offers. Located down a private lane it offers quiet as well as seclusion. 5.5 cleared acres of productive crop land with the rest being mostly replanted 25 year old pines. There are also 2 swamp runs that run along the property line that offers a variety of mixed hardwood timber and provides the edges that wildlife love. Wildlife abounds on this tract nestled in an area surrounded by crop fields of peanuts, corn, and soybeans and other large wooded tracts. Cypress swamp, which is only a third of a mile away, adds to the diverse landscape in the area that attracts and supports many types of critters. Less than 15 minutes to downtown Suffolk where you can find shopping, banking, gas, restaurants, and a hospital. Also convenient to the southern by-pass where you can make it to all of Hampton Roads without a signal light. Ingress/egress is provided and is to be recorded prior to closing. Call Danny Graham at or email him at to discuss or set up a time to see.

Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area which also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James River, present day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville.

Suffolk was founded by English colonists in 1742 as a port town on the Nansemond River in the Virginia Colony. Originally known as Constant's Warehouse, for John Constant, Suffolk was renamed after Royal Governor William Gooch's home of Suffolk, a county in East Anglia, England. Before European contact, indigenous American tribes lived in the region for thousands of years. At the time of English settlement, the Nansemond Indians lived along the river. In the early colonial years, the English cultivated tobacco as a commodity crop, but later turned to mixed farming. It became the county seat of Nansemond County in 1750.

Early in its history, Suffolk became a land transportation gateway to the areas east of it in South Hampton Roads. Before the American Civil War, both the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad and the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad were built through Suffolk, early predecessors of 21st century Class 1 railroads operated by CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, respectively. Other railroads and later major highways followed after the war.

Suffolk became an incorporated town in 1808. In 1910, it incorporated as a city and separated from Nansemond County. However, it remained the seat of Nansemond County until 1972, when its former county became the independent city of Nansemond. In 1974, the independent cities of Suffolk and Nansemond merged under Suffolk's name and charter.

Peanuts grown in the surrounding areas became a major industry for Suffolk. Notably, Planters' Peanuts was established in Suffolk beginning in 1912. Suffolk was the 'birthplace' of Mr. Peanut, the mascot of Planters' Peanuts. For many years, the call-letters of local AM radio station Wlpm stood for World's Largest Peanut Market.

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