McCurtain County, Oklahoma
The septic test is already done.
One acre on Butler Road, fifteen minutes from Red Slough. The part of a raw lot that usually costs you a month and a few hundred dollars to find out — what kind of septic system it will take — was run by the state before this ever went up for sale.
Boundary shown is approximate and drawn from county parcel data — not a survey.
- Size
- 1.00 acre
- County
- McCurtain, OK
- Road frontage
- 210 ft
- Flood zone
- None
- Wetlands
- None
- 2025 taxes
- $12.00
What you're actually buying.
A square acre of pine and hardwood off a gravel county road, in a county with no zoning and no building permits. It is not cleared and it is not improved. What it has instead is paperwork — the kind that decides whether a lot like this is worth anything at all.
A DEQ soil profile, already run
Oklahoma DEQ evaluated three test holes here in October 2025 and found Group 2a soil over Group 4, with redox as the limiting layer — so a conventional system is not approved here. The report sizes three alternatives instead: shallow-extended trench, drip, or spray, each with a 1,000-gallon tank plus aerobic treatment, certified for a three-bedroom residence. The soil scientist who ran it quoted roughly $6,000–$7,200 installed. DEQ has not yet ticked its own review box, so treat the design as settled and the permit as the buyer's last step.
Rural water at the road
McCurtain County Rural Water District No. 1 serves this road. You call them directly for the tap fee and meter — no well to drill, which is the other number that usually kills a cheap acre.
Electric on the pole out front
Distribution line and pole sit on the Butler Road frontage — you can see them in the photos below. Service extension and meter are yours to arrange with the provider, the same as the water tap. We have not set them up, and we have not confirmed which cooperative serves this stretch of Butler Rd — ask before you budget the drop.
No zoning. No building permit.
Per the McCurtain County Commissioners' resolution updated April 2024, the county has no county-wide zoning, requires no building permits in unincorporated areas, and applies no county fire or health ordinance beyond state law. One caveat we would rather you hear from us: where a county issues no building permit, Oklahoma statute (74 O.S. § 324.11(C)) puts that permit with the State Fire Marshal’s office — worth one call before you build. Put an RV on it this weekend or build in five years.
Out of the flood zone
Zero percent of the parcel is in a mapped FEMA flood zone and zero percent is wetland. Two things worth knowing alongside that: McCurtain County does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, so federal flood insurance is not available here — and the DEQ test holes found redox at 12–24 inches, a seasonal high water table indicator. That is why a conventional septic was not approved, and the approved systems are designed around it.
Fifteen minutes to Red Slough
Red Slough Wildlife Management Area — 5,800 acres of managed wetland, one of the best birding and duck destinations in the state — is a fifteen-minute drive. Broken Bow is up the highway.
Two things to know before you drive out.
It is wooded and uncleared. Every photo on this page is from the November 2025 shoot and shows the lot as it stood then — trees, brush, no pad. Selective clearing for a pad and drive runs roughly $2,000–$5,000 with local equipment, and we can hand you the name of the man everyone out there uses.
Butler Road is gravel, not pavement. Dirt and gravel, passable in a passenger car, 210 feet of it along the frontage. If you need blacktop to the door, this is the wrong acre.
There is no street address. The county will not assign one to a vacant lot, so nothing here will come up in a GPS search. Drive it this way: from Highway 3, turn south on Severance Road and go one mile, then east on Butler Road about half a mile — the tract is on the south side. Or drop these straight into your maps app: 33.72117, -94.54643.
What it looks like.
Photographed 3 November 2025. Nothing on this page is a rendering or an illustration.
The due diligence, published.
Everything we checked, and what we did not. If a line says we haven't done it, we haven't done it.
| Item | What we found | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Quiet title action completed before we bought it, so the chain is clean going in. Warranty deed recorded 10 Feb 2026, Book 1262 / Page 26. | Quieted |
| Liens & encumbrances | Noble Land Partners LLC owns it outright. No mortgage, deed of trust or lien of record. No HOA. Taxes current. | Free & clear |
| DEQ soil profile | DEQ ran three test holes on 28 Oct 2025 (Form 641-581, WO 149227). Group 2a over Group 4 with redox as the limiting layer, so a conventional system is not approved. DEQ signed off on three alternatives instead: shallow-extended (530 ft of trench, bottom no deeper than 14 in), drip (330 ft), or spray (4,662 sq ft) — each with a 1,000-gal tank plus aerobic treatment. The soil scientist quoted roughly $6,000–$7,200 installed. Flow certified for a 3-bedroom residence at 350 gpd. Report available on request. | Alternatives only |
| Public water | McCurtain County Rural Water District No. 1 serves the road. Buyer arranges tap and meter directly. | Available |
| Electric | Pole and distribution line on the frontage; visible in the photos above. | At road |
| Flood zone | 0% of the parcel in a mapped FEMA zone. | None |
| Wetlands | 0% wetland coverage. | None |
| Soils | USDA maps the acre as Ruston fine sandy loam, hydrologic group B — but that is a desktop map unit, and DEQ dug three holes on this parcel. The field profile reads Group 2a to 12 in, then Group 4 with redox as the limiting layer. Where the survey and the on-site test disagree, the test wins. Full report available on request. | Redox flagged |
| Zoning & permits | No county zoning, no building permit required in unincorporated areas, per the April 2024 Commissioners' resolution. State DEQ septic rules still apply. | None |
| Acreage & taxes | 1.00 acre on the county roll. 2025 tax bill $12.00. | Confirmed |
| Access | 210 ft of frontage on Butler Road, a public gravel road. The recorded legal description reads N210’ of W210’ NE — the tract is a 210-foot square, which is where the frontage figure comes from. Not landlocked, no easement needed. | Direct |
| Clearing | Not done. Quotes obtained from local operators; roughly $2,000–$5,000 for a pad and drive. | Not done |
| Survey | Not ordered. Boundaries shown on the aerials are from county parcel data and are approximate. | Not ordered |
| Septic system | Designed, not installed. Buyer's cost, typically under about $7,500 depending on installer and final design. | Buyer |
| Water meter | Tap fee and meter set by the buyer with the district. | Buyer |
| Electric service | Line and pole are at the frontage. Service extension and meter are the buyer's to arrange; provider not confirmed. | Buyer |