Clarke County, MS
Land for Sale in Clarke County, MS
Whether timber affects a tract's value is usually the first thing to sort out on a Clarke County property, since a lot of ground here carries planted pine on the uplands and hardwood along the Chickasawhay bottom. Quitman, the county seat, sits where US-45 meets MS-145, right against the Alabama line.
About the County
About Clarke County land
Sandy-loam uplands here support planted pine, and the Chickasawhay River cuts a broad hardwood bottom through the middle of the county, north to south.
US-45 runs the length of the county and carries most through-traffic between Meridian and Waynesboro. MS-18 crosses east-west toward Jasper County, and MS-145 runs parallel to US-45. The nearest interstate access is I-20 up in Lauderdale County.
Chickasawhay Wildlife Management Area, on leased timber-company ground, extends into Clarke and Wayne counties. Archusa Creek Water Park and Clarkco State Park add publicly managed water and recreation acreage nearby.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Clarke County
The same things that matter on any east-Mississippi timber tract matter here: legal access, road frontage, stand condition, and whether a tract includes river or creek bottom that adds real hardwood-timber value instead of just wet ground.
Crew Land Co. is licensed in both Mississippi and Alabama, so tracts near the Choctaw County, AL line can be handled on either side without passing you off to someone else.
Land Types
Types of land found in Clarke County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Waterfront and river property
Rural homesites
Buying Land
Buying land in Clarke County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Clarke 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 Clarke County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Clarke County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Clarke County tract based on what it actually has — access, timber, water, improvements, leases, restrictions, and relevant comparable sales in Mississippi.
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 Clarke County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Clarke 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 Clarke County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Clarke County
No active Clarke County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Clarke County. Browse our current listings across Mississippi and Alabama or contact us about buying or selling land in the county.
Why work with Crew Land Co.
A land brokerage that actually knows rural Mississippi
We sell rural land
Hunting ground, timberland, pasture and homesites — not suburban subdivisions.
Licensed in MS and AL
We can work both sides of the state line without handing you off.
Timber handled right
If timber is a real part of the value, Southeast Forestlands looks at it and we handle the Clarke County sale.
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 Clarke County.
FAQ
Clarke County land — questions we hear
- Is there public hunting in Clarke County, MS?
- Yes. Chickasawhay Wildlife Management Area, on leased timber-company ground, extends into Clarke and Wayne counties. The state sets access rules there annually.
- What state parks are in Clarke County?
- Clarkco State Park sits north of Quitman. Archusa Creek Water Park, run by the Pat Harrison Waterway District, is also in the county.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Clarke County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Clarke County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.