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In East Texas, Cherokee County centers on Rusk (the seat), Jacksonville, and Alto. Established in 1846, the county has Native American and railroad history. Today, Jacksonville’s tomatoes and Rusk’s Texas State Railroad are defining features. The landscape is rolling, forested, and dotted with lakes. The area is rural-small town, with Tyler about 30 minutes north serving as the nearest larger city. Housing ranges from wood-frame farmhouses to ranch-style homes and scattered subdivisions in Jacksonville. Prices usually fall $160,000–$280,000, with acreage for building often $7,000–$12,000 per acre.