Auction: Miller Build Site/Development – Tract 1 – 18 +/- Acres – 3/17/2025
This highly attractive build site with strong development potential is located just 1-mile west of the northwest edge of Emporia and totals 18 +/- acres in size. Vaughn-Roth Land Brokers is honored to represent the Miller family with the sale of the property via online auction. The parcel has paved road access running to Emporia along with adjoining utilities offering exceptional appeal to individuals looking for a build site in the country and investors looking for future development opportunities. Tracts of this size in this highly attractive location rarely come available so don’t miss your chance to purchase this high-quality unit! This is tract 1 of 4 parcels ranging in size from 18-39 +/- acres being offered at this auction with the property being offered as a single 18 +/- acre unit and also in combination with tracts 2-4 as tract 5 (a 115 +/- acre unit).
This beautiful parcel is located along Americus Road (Road G) 1-mile from the northwest edge of Emporia offering a wonderful location near town to build your home in the country. The property lays gently rolling with a nice pond already in place on the parcel to build your forever home beside. The property offers paved road access along its eastern border as well as gravel road access along its southern border. According to Lyon County Rural Water District #2, a 6” rural water line runs through the southern edge of this property along with a 4” rural water line running along the eastern side of Americus Road. Please contact the rural water district at 620-583-0173 to verify rural water meter availability and capacity. In addition to having rural water lines running beside the property, electrical lines also run along the southern edge of the tract and along the eastern side of Americus Road. This property offers an exceptional and cost-effective location on pavement to build your forever home in the country, yet in close proximity to Emporia, with adjoining utilities already in place!
For investors looking for a great location for future development this tract (and the rest of the tracts in this auction) check all the boxes. The property is located in the strong rural-residential area just northwest of Emporia, an area that has seen outstanding growth over the past 5-10 years. The properties are located along the main highway between Emporia and Americus offering excellent potential for development. With paved road access already running beside the property, utilities already running beside the property, and a location within 1.5-miles of Emporia, the Kansas Turnpike, and HWY 50 this tract offers outstanding development potential. With the Cottonwood and Neosho Rivers blocking future expansion of Emporia to the south, east, and north Emporia is forced to grow westwardly with this parcel being one of the first open parcels for development directly in the path of expansion.
Whether you are looking for a location in the country close to town to build your forever home, or are an investor looking to purchase an outstanding tract with excellent development potential, this tract has it all. Tracts of this size on pavement in the country this close to town with utilities readily available rarely hit the market so don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity. Please call Henry Ott at 620-437-7340 to set up your property showing today!
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Property Location: The property is located 1-mile west of Emporia at the northwest corner of the intersection of Americus Rd (Rd G) and Road 190.
Legal Description: S2 SE4 SE4 of Section 36-18S-10E of the 6th PM; Lyon County, KS
Auction Information: This is tract 1 of 5 of an online auction. The auction will open at Noon on March 13th with a dynamic close beginning at 9am on March 17th. This property will be offered as a single 18 +/- acre tract and then will be combined with tracts 2-4 as a 115 +/- acre tract. High bids from tracts 1-4 will be added together and then increased by $25,000 to open bidding on tract 5 which will be the whole 115 +/- acre property. Property will sell in whichever for garners the most proceeds. Earnest money for Tract 1 will be $12,500. Property will sell as 18-acres more or less. If properties sell as individual tracts a boundary survey will be completed for each tract.
A single entrance for each tract off of Americus Road has been pre-approved by the Lyon County Commissioners. Buyers of each tract will have to put in an individual application after purchase and will be responsible for the cost of any entrance. For questions concerning entrances off Americus Road please contact Lyon County Road and Bridge at 620-340-8220 and for questions regarding zoning please contact Lyon County Planning and Zoning at 620-341-3471.