This is an ABSOLUTE AUCTION. There is no reserve. When the bidding ends, the highest bidder buys the property.

An opportunity to acquire approximately 148 acres of private, rolling Kentucky timberland just 2 miles from Monticello, Kentucky.

Tucked into the hills on the outskirts of town, this property feels remarkably secluded once you're back on the land—yet keeps town, supplies, dining, and recreation only minutes away.

The property is currently being fully surveyed and flagged by C&C Land Surveying, providing the future owner with a newly established survey of this substantial tract.

This property has largely been left alone for more than two decades.

The timber was selectively logged 20+ years ago, and today the property boasts areas of beautiful, dense timber across rolling and hilly terrain.

Old roads and trails weave through the property and climb toward the higher elevations, providing the bones of an internal road system that a new owner can reclaim and improve.

Those roads have not been maintained. They are overgrown, some washed out,  with fallen trees and years of vegetation that will need to be cleared.

For the right buyer, that's part of the opportunity.

Bring the saws, equipment, and a vision. Open the old roads back up. Clear a cabin or homesite. Improve the trails. Establish food plots. Create hunting access. Manage the timber. Build an off-grid retreat, or simply preserve the rugged character that has developed here over the last 20+ years.

This isn't a manicured recreational tract. It's a property waiting for its next owner to make it their own.

The rolling, wooded terrain lends itself naturally to hunting, recreation, and a private retreat. With some initial road clearing, pad preparation, general improvements, and ongoing stewardship, this property offers numerous possibilities.

A 12-foot road leads to gated access onto the property, where the old internal road system continues back through the acreage. A generous amount of road improvement was completed in years past before nature began taking it back.

At the property's lower edge are runoff creek ravines, while neighboring farmland is rotated through agricultural crops, adding another interesting dimension to the property's wildlife habitat and recreational potential.

Potential uses include:

• Hunting and wildlife management
• Secluded hunting cabin or weekend retreat
• Off-grid development
• Grid-connected development where utilities and feasibility allow
• Private year-round homesite
• Timber management or future logging
• Trails and recreational use
• Long-term land ownership and stewardship

Or keep it simple.

Clear enough road to get where you want to go, build your place in the woods, and enjoy having a substantial piece of Kentucky countryside only minutes from town.

One of the most compelling features of this tract is its location.

You're approximately 2 miles from Monticello, yet once you pass through the gated entrance and work your way back into the property, it takes on an entirely different character.

Quiet. Wooded. Rolling. Private.

And when you're ready to leave the woods, you're only a short drive from Lake Cumberland, one of Kentucky's premier recreational destinations.

Live here. Hunt here. Build a cabin. Create an off-grid getaway. Manage the timber. Spend your weekends exploring your own acreage.

Or develop a year-round homesite close to town while maintaining the privacy of a large rural tract.

This land has been sitting quietly for more than 20 years. The roads have grown over. Trees have fallen. The woods have matured. Nature has reclaimed much of what was once maintained.

Now it needs a new owner.

Someone willing to open it back up. Someone who sees an old road disappearing into the timber and wonders where it leads. Someone who looks at 148 rolling acres and sees possibilities.

This property is being offered by ABSOLUTE ONLINE AUCTION.

No reserve. No minimum acceptable selling price. The property will sell to the highest bidder.

Because this is an ONLINE-ONLY AUCTION, you can participate from the comfort and privacy of your own home. Bid from your phone, tablet, or computer without standing in a crowd or worrying about who else may be bidding on the same tract.

You simply decide what the property is worth to you and bid accordingly.

148 ACRES.
2 MILES FROM MONTICELLO.
PRIVATE TIMBERLAND.
OLD INTERNAL ROAD SYSTEM.
HUNTING • CABIN • RECREATION • HOMESITE • TIMBER • OFF-GRID POTENTIAL.
SURVEY COMPLETE.
ONLINE-ONLY ABSOLUTE AUCTION.

Property acreage is at 148 acres according to recent survey. Prospective bidders should independently verify property boundaries, access, utilities, development feasibility, timber value, zoning/restrictions, and all other information important to their intended use prior to bidding. Final auction terms and conditions govern the sale.

Welcome to Monticello, Kentucky, the Wayne County seat and a southern Kentucky community where small-town living meets some of the state's best-known outdoor recreation. Monticello had 5,753 residents in the 2020 Census, while Wayne County had 19,555; the Census Bureau's latest 2025 estimates put those populations at approximately 5,721 and 19,597, respectively. Monticello was established in 1801 and today is closely identified with Lake Cumberland, outdoor recreation, and Kentucky's houseboat heritage. And while it feels tucked away in the hills, it's still within reach of several major regional markets—roughly 150 miles from Nashville, Tennessee, about 100± miles from Bowling Green, Kentucky depending on route, and approximately 155± miles from Louisville, Kentucky.

Then there's Lake Cumberland—only about 12 miles from this property. Known as the “Houseboat Capital of the World,” the Lake Cumberland region boasts the country's largest fleet of rental houseboats, along with more than 1,200 miles of shoreline and seemingly endless coves, wooded banks and open water to explore. The lake is widely recognized for striped bass fishing, while the surrounding area offers boating, kayaking, skiing, tubing, camping, hiking, hunting and a tremendous variety of outdoor recreation. For the buyer looking at this 177± acre tract, that's what makes the location so compelling: hunt your own land, build the cabin or retreat you've been talking about, spend the weekend working trails and exploring the woods, then be on Lake Cumberland for fishing, boating and water sports in a short drive. Privacy, acreage, recreation and town conveniences are all within reach—Live. Hunt. Fish. Boat. Explore. It's all right here in the Monticello–Lake Cumberland area.

Mario John Gattavara, APPR Auctioneer under:

Joe Murphy - Principle Auctioneer with Big South Realty & Auction 

Online Only Auction, Starting Thursday October 8th @ 10:00AM, ending Monday October 19th 5:30PM. 

Terms & Conditions: This is a timed auction. If a bid is placed in the last two minutes the auction will automatically extend for an additional two minutes. There will be a 10% Buyer’s Premium added to final bid price. 10% down by 12:00PM Tuesday October 20th 2026 at the office of John Paul Jones, Attorney At Law at 129 E. Michigan Ave., Monticello, Ky. Remainder due on or before 45 days. Real Estate Selling As Is Where Is both Surface and Subsurface and selling by new survey. 

Big South Real Estate & Auction & Southern Outdoor Properties & Land Co., its agents and brokers can not be held liable for injury while exploring land. You do so at your own risk.