375+/- Acre Litchfield Land Auction- Kenneth Crain Estate
Online Only Bidding Ending on Thursday November 6th, 2025
4% Buyer's Premium
We are honored to offer this unique property located just south of Litchfield along Old Litchfield Trail. The property offers tracts from 17 acres to 217 acres. The farm offers a mature, marketable timber stand. The property offers high quality deer hunting opportunities as it has had little to no hunting pressure over the past 50+ years. The property is connected to a large tract of timber that follows Long Branch Creek that is known to be a travel corridor for mature deer!
Tract #1: 17.616 surveyed acres located off Old Litchfield Trail. This tract has approx. 8 acres tillable and the remaining acres consists of timber. This would be a great building site with rural water available at the road. Pin: Part of 15-14-200-001. Taxes Estimated at $185. Earnest Money $5,000
Tract #2 : 17.623 surveyed acres located off Old Litchfield Trail. Located to the West of Tract #1. This tract has approx. 8 acres tillable and the remaining acres consists of timber. This would be a great building site with rural water available at the road. Purchase with Tract #1 to make a 30 acre private estate or develop into smaller tracts. Pin: Part of 15-14-200-001. Taxes Estimated at $185. Earnest Money $5,000
Tract #3: 217.651 surveyed acres located off Old Litchfield trail. This tract represents a mature timber with 10+/- acres of tillable land in 2 bottom fields located next to Long Branch Creek. The property has frontage off Old Litchfield Trail. There is a pipeline clearing that allows access to the bottom fields. The tract has many possibilities from high quality hunting land to development. There is harvestable mature timber on this tract. PIN: Pt of 15-14-200-001, 15-14-100-005, 15-14-200-003. Taxes Estimated at $1,277.62. Earnest Money $50,000
Tract #4: 81.002 surveyed acres located north of N 9th Ave. The access is through an easement leading back to the property. This property represents a mature timber with 8.5+/- acres in 2 bottom fields located on both sides of Long Branch Creek. This is a secluded tract located ½ mile from the nearest road offering low pressure hunting opportunities. There is harvestable mature timber on this tract. PIN 15-15-200-002. Taxes $464.40. Earnest Money $20,000
Tract #5: 41.049 surveyed acres located north of N 9th Ave. The access is through an easement leading to the property. There is also an easement across the western line providing access to Tract #4. This tract is located just south of Tract #4. The property represents a mature timber with 10.5+/- acres tillable. The seller once had a mobile home on this tract. It is unknown if there is a well or septic located on the tract. This would make a great secluded building site for your dream home. There is harvestable mature timber on this tract. PIN: 15-15-400-002. Taxes $666.60. Earnest Money $10,000
The property has been surveyed by Carl Nail and the tracts have been updated with actual acreage. You are bidding per acre.
Kenneth Crain Estate
Mike Fleming, Executor of the Estate
Eric Hyam, Attorney for the Estate
Kent Aumann, Auction Manager
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