Choctaw County, AL
Land for Sale in Choctaw County, AL
A lot of buyers assume river frontage on the Tombigbee comes with water-use rights, and that's not automatic — the river is federally managed for navigation on this stretch, so we check what a tract's frontage actually allows before pricing it in. Choctaw County sits on the Mississippi line, with Butler as the seat where US-84 and AL-17 cross.
About the County
About Choctaw County land
Soils change a lot inside one tract. Check the specific parcel with NRCS Web Soil Survey and a walk on the ground before making assumptions.
US-84 runs east-west between Meridian, MS and Grove Hill. AL-17 runs north-south between Butler and Silas toward the Mississippi line. Most rural traffic moves on county and timber-company roads.
The Tombigbee River is a federally managed navigation route along this stretch, run by the Army Corps of Engineers. Any claims about navigation, water access, or shoreline use on a river tract are governed by federal and state law, not just by who holds the frontage.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Choctaw County
Choctaw is bordered on the east by the Tombigbee, a federally managed navigation route. On any specific tract, what drives value is legal access off a maintained public road, floodplain footprint on current flood maps, and standing timber.
Crew Land Co. is licensed in Alabama and Mississippi.
Land Types
Types of land found in Choctaw County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Waterfront and river property
Recently harvested and replant-ready tracts
Buying Land
Buying land in Choctaw County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Choctaw County tract.
Before buying rural land
- Legal access — deeded road frontage or a recorded easement, not just a road you can drive.
- Boundaries and survey — what is flagged on the ground, and whether a new survey is worth the money.
- Utilities and septic — power, water, and whether the site will take a septic system.
- Wet or flood-prone ground — FEMA maps, wetland maps, and a walk on the tract itself.
- Usable acreage — how much of the tract you can actually build on, farm, or hunt.
- Rights, leases and restrictions — timber, hunting leases, minerals, and what is included in the sale.
See current listings or contact Crew to walk a specific Choctaw County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Choctaw County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Choctaw County tract based on what it actually has — access, timber, water, improvements, leases, restrictions, and relevant comparable sales in Alabama.
Before selling rural land
- Confirm acreage, boundaries, and any easements or leases on the property.
- Walk the tract for road frontage, usable interior roads, water, and timber condition.
- Get the timber looked at if it carries real value.
- Shoot drone imagery and put together boundary and plat maps buyers can read.
- Review what comparable land has actually sold for, adjusted for how it is used.
- Market it to real land buyers and stay with it through closing.
Ask for a straight opinion on your Choctaw County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Choctaw County tract is worth?
Standing timber can be one of the biggest pieces of a rural tract's value, and it is easy to guess wrong on it. Crew Land Co. handles the land sale. Southeast Forestlands handles the professional forestry work. When timber, thinning history, or replanting affects the deal, we set up that handoff before you buy, price or sell.
More on how we coordinate: Crew's forestry handoff page · Southeast Forestlands Choctaw County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Choctaw County
No active Choctaw County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Choctaw County. Browse our current listings across Mississippi and Alabama or contact us about buying or selling land in the county.
Nearby Counties
Nearby land markets within Crew's service area
Rural buyers rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring counties fall inside Crew Land Co.'s active service area — only real, in-network adjacencies are shown here. Listings featured on these pages are located in the linked county, not in Choctaw County.
FAQ
Choctaw County land — questions we hear
- Does frontage on the Tombigbee create water-access rights?
- Not automatically. The Tombigbee is federally managed for navigation along this stretch, so use of the water itself falls under federal and state law. Owning the frontage is a location fact, not by itself a right to dock or navigate.
- How do I evaluate a bottomland tract along the Tombigbee?
- Start with the current FEMA flood panel for that specific parcel, then check NRCS Web Soil Survey for soil moisture and flood frequency. Bottomland here can also carry wetlands that limit clearing.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Alabama
Talk with a Choctaw County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Choctaw County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.