Saline County takes its name from the Saline River and the local springs from which the salt works once flourished in the region. Today the area is better known for its combination of fertile bottomlands bordering the Saline River and hilly ridges alongside the Shawnee National Forest.
Coal mining makes up the largest percentage of industrial employment in Saline County. The county was once home to the Will Scarlet Mine and the Delta Mine. Currently the Galatia Mine is the largest underground coal mine in Illinois currently employing close to 500 workers. A portion of the Willow Lake Mine and the Wildcat Hills surface mine are other active mines on the eastern extreme of Saline County and western Gallatin County employing another 500 miners. The mining and exploration industry feeds other sources of employment, such as coal and materials hauling and excavation.
This stunning region lies directly north of the Shawnee National Forest and is ideal for campers, nature lovers, fishermen and hunters alike. Rugged heavily-timbered hills are interspersed with second growth areas that provide ideal cover for whitetail deer, wild turkey, and other game species. Much of the bottomlands provide excellent late season waterfowl hunting areas.
All of the properties in this spectacular portfolio are available for public sale for the first time in over 50 years. The magnificent topography of our featured properties creates an ideal game hunting terrain, complete with large hardwood draws, creek bottoms, and deep clear lakes. Best of all, our Saline County properties have not been hunted for more than four seasons.

We are pleased to present 715 acres of exceptional recreational property for sale.
The Reserve - Tract #2 - List Price $600,000 / $2,400 per acre: 250 acres of Hunter's paradise. This amazing piece of recreational property was named the best example of wetland and wildlife development through the National Excellence in Surface Mining and Reclamation Award program. Innovative practices for more than a decade have transformed this magnificent tract into a lush ecological blend of cropland, pasture, forests, fish and wildlife areas, and wetlands. Excellent waterfowl and trophy whitetail deer hunting in an un-pressured environment. The property also features a deep water lake offering excellent fishing and enhancing the waterfowl sanctuary. An ideal new home or lodge building site overlooks the wetland area.
Tract #3 - List Price $860,000 / $1,850 per acre: 465 acres of Hunter's paradise with Prime Farmland. Excellent trophy whitetail hunting in an unpressured environment. The property also features several lakes offering excellent fishing and waterfowl hunting, and 76 acres of tillable farmland with cash rent of $4,560 in 2010. Ideal new home or lodge building sites with access from Bankston Church Road, North Hankins and Harco Road.