146 Mills Grocery Road, Herndon, WV 24726 For Sale

This 33-acre parcel on a trout stream in the mountains of southern West Virginia is chiefly wooded and includes a period three-bedroom, one-bath homestead, and several additional homesite possibilities. Amenities include a mature hardwood and softwood forest with rhododendron groves accented by bold mountain spring. Public water is also available to tap into at street side.

Built about 1940, the McKinney Homeplace was located on a knoll overlooking Barker's Creek and the one-lane road that follows the stream into the mountains. The three-bedroom, one-bath, 1116-square-foot home is one story and includes a full basement. Two of its bedrooms, the living room, and an enclosed front porch face the stream and accommodate a peaceful night's sleep to the sound of water among cobbles. The property lies in between two state-paved access roads, Mills Grocery Rd and Peaks Ridge Road.

Approximately 90 percent of the property is in woodland that is perhaps best classified as a southern Appalachian Cove Forest, which is one of the most diverse forest types in North America. Many large trees tower over the forest on the upper property, including oaks, hickories, and tulip poplars. Several thickets of laurel and hemlock shade the lower hillside. An assessment of timber resources has not been performed.

The region is home to abundant wildlife, including bear, deer, grouse, fox, mink, squirrel, raccoon, turkey, beaver, bobcat, and muskrat. Songbirds and waterfowl are common, as are larger birds of prey, including owls, hawks, and the occasional bald eagle. Hunting is a favorite pastime in the region, and hunting is permitted in the thousands of acres surrounding the property.

The property overlooks Barker's Creek, a small scenic trout stream that runs year-round. A bold spring also emerges in the woodland near the homestead and provides water to the home, though municipal water is also available. Much of the property, including the homestead, is above the creek's flood zone.

The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.