Improved Land for Sale in Gurley, Nebraska

R. R. Gurley Hunt and Farm is an excellent opportunity to purchase a nice hunting property with improvements and farming income.

This farm was one of the first exotic animal and bird farms in the nation!

There is a nice older home that would also make a terrific hunting lodge and several usable outbuildings on the property.

The trees and farmland surrounding the improvement site provide excellent habitat for wildlife.

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Land

R.R. Gurley Hunt and Farm consists of approximately 110 +/- acres (exact acreage to be determined by survey) of level land.

There is approximately 70 +/- acres of dryland farm ground, 25 +/- acres of trees/shelterbelts and grass, 10+/- acres of pasture with the balance being the improvement site.

Improvements

R. R. Gurley Hunt and Farm boasts a wonderful older farmhouse style 3 plus bedroom, one and a half bath home that would also make a terrific hunting lodge. The house has a modern kitchen, large living room, a mud room and a partial basement that is fully finished and includes a shower in the laundry room, there is ample storage throughout the house. The home is cedar sided, has a propane forced air furnace with central AC, and 2 exterior decks.

There are multiple outbuildings on the property. There is what once was the summer kitchen that has been partially remodeled and would make a great man-cave or a she-shed, an oversized 2 car garage/pole shed with a full concrete floor and automatic garage door opener, a large barn in great condition, a open front loafing shed for livestock or toy storage, a chicken coup, smaller garage/shop, an older grainary and a couple smaller grain bins.

There are several high fence paddocks that are in need of some repair but could easily be converted to flight pens for birds as well.

There are multiple waterers and hydrants on the property providing easy watering of any livestock.

The improvements on this property have endless potential depending on what a person would desire.

Recreation

R. R. Hunt and Farm will allow you to enjoy all the recreational activities associated with the rural lifestyle, from hunting, riding UTV's, ATV's and horses to just enjoying nature.

This property is truly a sportsman's paradise as well as having the potential as an equestrian property.

The property is directly on the northwest side of Gurley and boasts excellent Mule deer, White tailed deer, pronghorn and upland bird hunting.

There are several tree rows/shelter belts on the property that provide excellent habitat for Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, pronghorn as well as small game, varmints, upland birds and possibly turkey.

The dryland crop ground on the property as well as the surrounding crop land provides an excellent food source for the wildlife.

Agriculture

There is approximately 70+/- acres of highly productive dryland farm ground on the property and the Seller will cash lease it back for 5 years at $45 per acre per year.

The remainder of the property is in pasture, improvement site and recreational use.

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources

All appurtenant water rights associated with the property will transfer to the Buyer at Closing. There will be a shared well agreement to provide domestic water to the adjacent house and shop.

All mineral rights (if any) currently owned by the Seller on this property will transfer to the Buyer at Closing.

General Operations

R. R. Gurley Hunt and Farm has been utilized as an exotic animal/bird farm as well as dryland crop production.

Region & Climate

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees

Winter Low: the January low is 16

Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year

Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Gurley, Nebraska is located in the Great Plains region of the US and experiences a semi-arid climate. The community has hot summers with temperatures often reaching into the 90s, while winters are typically cold and snowy. Precipitation is fairly low throughout the year, averaging between 17-20 inches annually. The area receives some strong thunderstorms during spring and summer months, particularly during June and July when there is a higher risk of severe weather. Despite this, Gurley remains one of the driest towns in Nebraska, making it an ideal place to enjoy outdoor activities all year round.

Gurley, Nebraska gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gurley averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Gurley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gurley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

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History

Gurley is just north of Sidney and was founded in 1913 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Fred R. Gurley, superintendent with the Burlington Railroad. The first Gurley depot station was opened during the winter of 1915-1916. Three bunk cars served as a station building. One was the office, one was for freight and one was for living quarters for the agent and his family. The first agent was George Wallen. Fred Gurley was the agent from 1916-1919. During the time that Fred was the agent he started a park north of the depot. He planted flowers and made the trellis that was in the center of it and there is still a park there today. The Gurley Lumber Company was one of the first businesses in Gurley. S.J. Flora came in 1914 to be the manager of this business. The first person born in Gurley was Clara Anneva Flora, later to be named Clara Lessig. As of December 2008, Clara is still an active member of the Gurley community. The first general store and a post office were operated by F.W. Busse. In the same building, there was a pharmacy and a doctor's office. Dr. Hart was the doctor at that time. He also had the first telephone switchboard in Gurley. Christ Weyerts built a Weyerts Garage and dance hall about 1915. The Gurley State Bank was built by Christ Weyerts in 1915 on the south side of main street. This closed in 1921. A.K. Greenlee built and operated a grocery and dry goods store on the south side. This brick building was built in 1915. Gurley's first grain elevator was erected in 1914-1915 and burned on March 14, 1941. The rebuilt grain elevator was acquired by the Farmer's Union Elevator in August 1960.

The nearby city of Sidney was named for Sidney Dillon, president of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was founded in 1867 by the Union Pacific and grew up around the military base of Fort Sidney (also known as Sidney Barracks), where soldiers were stationed to guard the transcontinental railroad against potential Native American attacks.

The town became the southern terminus of the Sidney Black Hills Stage Road which used Clarke's Bridge (near Bridgeport, Nebraska) to allow military and civilian traffic to reach Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer, South Dakota, and Deadwood, South Dakota in the late 1870s and 1880s.

When the railroad reached Sidney, it was the end of a sub-division of the rail line and played host to a roundhouse, repair facilities, and a railroad hotel for passengers.

Sidney is home to one of the Old West's Boot Hill cemeteries; many of those interred there were soldiers from the fort.

The former headquarters for Cabela's was located in Sidney until 2017, when Cabela's was acquired by Bass Pro Shops. Approximately 2,000 jobs were eliminated, while about 120 were relocated to the Bass Pro Shops headquarters in Springfield, Missouri.

Sidney is toward the western edge of the Midwestern wheat-growing region. West of the city, the land is increasingly used for cattle ranching. Sidney is located along Lodgepole Creek, which is along present-day Interstate 80.

The city is presently located at the junction of U.S. Route 385 with I-80, and its location approximately halfway between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and North Platte, Nebraska, has encouraged the growth of the city as a major transportation service area on the Interstate. Because the I-80/US 385 interchange is located several miles southeast of the town center, a new commercial area has developed, including truck stops, convenience stores, the building that housed Cabela's former world headquarters, shopping centers, motels, restaurants, and other commercial enterprises. In recent years, the city has seen further growth with the construction of wind farms in this portion of the Nebraska Panhandle and adjacent areas of Colorado, including Peetz.

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Location

Gurley is located 13 miles north of Sidney and 15 miles north of Interstate I-80 on US Hwy 385

2.5 hours northeast of Denver, CO, 1.5 hours east of Cheyenne, WY and 5.5 hours west of Omaha, NE.

There is the Sidney Municipal Airport located south of Sidney with a 6600-foot concrete runway.

Sidney also provides all the amenities you will need, restaurants, hardware and farm supply stores, equipment and car dealerships, hospital, grocery stores and more.