Inside the Texas Triangle. Small rural community in southern Colorado County with deep rice-farming heritage. About an hour and a half from the Houston metro, roughly two hours from Austin. J4LP has personal roots here.
Active and under-contract J4 Legacy Properties listings tied to this area.
Highway 84 frontage commercial property in Mexia, TX — 2.5 acres with two outbuildings: a 68x38 custom metal building and a 24x64 portable building.
$299,900 · 1824 W Hwy 84, Mexia, TX 76667
Mexia sits in northern Limestone County on US Highway 84, with the western edge of the US-84 corridor crossing into Freestone County. Population around 6,500. The town has a real working economy — oil and gas, agriculture, and an active commercial corridor along US-84. Mexia ISD covers the schools.
Around Mexia, the land transitions from in-town and commercial property to working cattle ranches, hay pasture, and hunting acreage. The position on US-84 puts the town within commute range of Waco (about 45 minutes west) and Dallas (about 90 minutes north).
J4LP currently has a Mexia commercial property listed — see the featured listing on this page. We work commercial and ranchland transactions in Mexia and the surrounding county.
Ag exemption is widely available on rural acreage under cattle, hay, or wildlife management. The Limestone County appraisal district is consistent. For 1031 buyers and family-legacy buyers, this corridor is one of the better fits in north-central Texas.
Mexia (pronounced Muh-HAY-uh) is 40 miles east of Waco, with a wild outlaw chapter, deep music history, a strong Juneteenth heritage, and a sense of humor about itself you can see right on the city motto.
Most visitors say "Muh-HAY-uh." A lot of locals shorten it to "Maha." Enough people get it wrong that the city made its mispronunciation the punchline of its official motto: "A great place to live, no matter how you pronounce it." (For the record, the correct version is Muh-HAY-uh.)
The 1920 discovery of a massive oil field exploded Mexia's population from 4,000 to 50,000 almost overnight. The boom brought tent cities, bootleg liquor, gambling, and outlaws. By 1922 it was lawless enough that the Governor declared martial law and sent in the National Guard and Texas Rangers to clean it up. The boomtown faded; the stories never did.
Cindy Walker, a Country Music and Songwriters Hall of Fame member, lived and wrote in Mexia for decades. From her home in town she wrote "You Don't Know Me" (later recorded by Ray Charles and Elvis Presley), "Dream Baby," and a long catalog of standards. When she passed in 2006, she was buried in the Mexia City Cemetery under a custom pink-granite tombstone shaped like a guitar.
Mexia is widely considered by historians as one of the birthplaces of Juneteenth celebrations, with more than a century of local history tied directly to the holiday. A meaningful part of the town's identity that goes well beyond the calendar.
Pop-culture icon and model Anna Nicole Smith, born Vickie Lynn Hogan, attended Mexia High School in the 1980s. One of the more unexpected names ever to appear on the MHS yearbook roster.
During World War II, the property that is now the Mexia State Supported Living Center served as a POW camp holding captured members of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's infamous Afrika Korps. A genuinely strange chapter for a small Central Texas town.
Our agents overlap across the rural Texas counties we serve. Any J4LP agent can work Mexia. The names below have specific background or knowledge relevant to the area. When you call, we match you with the right agent for your situation.
Licensed agent at J4 Legacy Properties, sponsored under broker Sioux Smith. Works ranch and rural property across north-central Texas including Limestone, Freestone, and Navarro counties.
The local-knowledge work that matters on Mexia and northern Limestone County land.
On commercial property in Mexia, we pull zoning, deed restrictions, environmental records, and parcel history. Mexia has real industrial heritage and some parcels carry old-use history that matters.
Most rural acreage qualifies under cattle, hay, or wildlife management. We confirm current ag status and what it takes to keep or transfer the exemption — important for 1031 buyers.
Mexia and surrounding Limestone County have oil-and-gas history. Older parcels often have mineral interests reserved or partially conveyed. We pull title history and tell you what conveys with the surface estate.
Many Limestone County ranches have been in the same family for generations. Title can include multiple heirs, life estates, ag leases, and grazing agreements. We dig in early so nothing surprises you at closing.
Rural parcels often rely on shared driveways, ag-easements, or unrecorded access agreements. We pull title and walk the road before you commit.
Inside Mexia city limits is utility-served. Outside is well and septic. We check water quality, well depth, septic age, and city-utility tap status — before closing, not after.
Most rural buyers end up calling four contractors after closing. We are most of them.
High-security and ranch fencing. The first J4 business, and the foundation the rest of the family of companies grew from.
Water well drilling, septic systems, water treatment. Critical infrastructure for Mexia-area rural property.
Manufactured home sales for buyers placing a home on raw acreage. Common path for buyers building out a Mexia-area homestead.
Harleigh Strack's company. Whole-home generators for rural properties where power outages are part of life.
Specifics that come up week after week. Straight answers.
Mexia is in northern Limestone County, on US Highway 84, with the western edge of the corridor crossing into Freestone County. Population around 6,500. About 90 minutes south of Dallas via I-45 and US-84, and roughly 45 minutes east of Waco.
Freestone. The town of Mexia sits in Limestone County, but the US-84 corridor west of town extends into Freestone County. The contract and the county appraisal district confirm Freestone for this parcel, even though the mailing address reads Mexia.
Currently a Mexia commercial property — see the featured listing on this page. We also work ranchland, homestead acreage, and homes in and around Mexia.
Mexia ISD covers most properties inside the city. Parcels on the edges can fall into surrounding districts. We confirm by exact address before you write.
About 90 minutes south of Dallas, around 45 minutes east of Waco, and roughly two hours north of Houston. The US-84 corridor connects the town to the broader region.
Yes, in spots. We check FEMA maps and local history against any specific property.
Yes. Most rural acreage qualifies under cattle, hay, or wildlife management. We confirm current ag status and what it takes to keep or transfer the exemption before closing.
Commercial property, homes, ranchland, and working acreage in and around Mexia — anchored by our currently listed Mexia Commercial Property. Off-market and pre-market listings on request.