40± AC Wilton Township Farm

** Under Contract **

Property Overview

This 40.4±-acre Wilton Township tract is a clean, add-on-sized parcel in the heart of south Will County’s grain belt — a manageable size for a neighboring operator, first-time land buyer, or investor wanting exposure to one of the region’s steadiest farmland markets.

• 40.4± acres (tax record; final by survey) with S Gougar Road frontage, Wilton Township, Will County
• Weighted productivity index ~122.4 (Illinois Bulletin 811) — Ashkum, Varna & Elliott soils
• ~4 mi south of Manhattan and its Metra SouthWest Service terminus
• Majority FEMA Zone X; a mapped AE floodway band follows the drainage that crosses the tract
• Boundary survey to be provided; mineral rights convey to buyer

The farm. Ashkum silty clay loam anchors the tract at ~58%, joined by Varna and Elliott silt loams for a weighted PI of ~122.4 (Illinois Bulletin 811). The ground lies level to gently rolling in a section dominated by large-tract grain farms. About 78% of the tract is FEMA Zone X (minimal flood hazard); a mapped AE floodway band of roughly 8 acres follows the Forked Creek tributary that crosses the parcel — long farmed with the balance of the field — and a small NWI riverine feature (~0.3 ac) marks the channel.

Location & access. The farm fronts S Gougar Road on its east line, about a mile north of Wilmington-Peotone Road — the direct east-west connector to I-55 at Wilmington and I-57 at Peotone. The village of Manhattan, US 52, and the Metra SouthWest Service terminus are roughly four miles north; Joliet is about a dozen miles northwest.

Area strength. Wilton Township remains one of Will County’s most stable farm neighborhoods, ringed by long-horizon demand drivers: Manhattan’s continued residential growth to the north, the Joliet-Elwood intermodal corridor to the northwest, and the proposed South Suburban Airport site ~14 miles east.

Property Notes

Property facts

• Acreage: 40.4± ac (tax record; final by survey)
• PIN / Tax ID: 13-19-07-200-012-0000 (Will County)
• Township / Section: Wilton Township — Sec. 7, T33N-R11E
• Soils (weighted PI ~122.4): Ashkum silty clay loam 58.3%, Varna silt loam 22.4%, Elliott silt loam 19.3% (two phases)
• Topography: level to gently rolling
• Flood: ~78% FEMA Zone X; mapped AE floodway/100-yr band (~8 ac) along the crossing drainage — panels 17197C0450G & 17197C0475G (eff. 2/15/2019)
• Wetlands (NWI): ~0.3 ac riverine features (R4SBCx, R5UBH)
• Zoning: A-1 Agricultural, unincorporated Will County
• Utilities: electric (ComEd) along the road; private well & septic for any building site
• Survey to be provided; mineral rights convey to buyer

Location & distances (approx., straight-line unless noted)

• Manhattan / US 52: ~4 mi · Metra SWS Manhattan station: ~4.5 mi · Wilton Center: ~4 mi
• Wilmington-Peotone Rd: ~1 road mi · I-57 Exit 327 (Peotone): ~12 road mi · I-55 (Wilmington): ~10–12 road mi
• Joliet Gateway Center (Metra Rock Island / Heritage Corridor; Amtrak): ~12 mi
• Proposed South Suburban Airport: ~14 mi · Midway: ~32 mi · O’Hare: ~43 mi
• Schools: Peotone CUSD 207-U — Connor Shaw Center (PK), Peotone Elementary (K–3), Peotone Intermediate (4–5), Peotone Junior High (6–8), Peotone High School (9–12)

Local resources

• Will County GIS
• Will County Supervisor of Assessments
• Will County Land Use / Zoning
• USDA Web Soil Survey
• FEMA Map Service Center
• Peotone CUSD 207-U
• Metra SouthWest Service — Manhattan

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Listing Details

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