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If it is a rural area, drive around or use google maps to find empty land you are interested in, then look it up on the county tax site. If it hasn't changed hands in the last 20-30 years, call the owner.

People who've owned empty, vacant land for decades tend to have either inherited it or are long term real estate investors. Frequently they will have tried to sell it in the past and not gotten enough interest.

Obviously, doesn't work everywhere. Higher demand areas are going to be completely different.

But it worked for us when we decided to move to the boonies.