Greene County, MS
Land for Sale in Greene County, MS
If a hunting map shows your prospective tract touching National Forest ground, don't take that as fact until it's checked against the current federal boundary. Greene County has Leakesville as its seat, with US-98 crossing near the north end and the Chickasawhay River draining most of the county before joining the Leaf to form the Pascagoula near the George County line.
About the County
About Greene County land
US-98 crosses near the county's north end, MS-63 runs north to south between Lucedale and Waynesboro, and MS-57 adds secondary access. County and forest roads carry most of the rural traffic.
The Forest Service manages De Soto National Forest across south Mississippi, with the Chickasawhay Ranger District covering this part of the state. Any claim that a tract adjoins that public land needs to be checked against current USFS ownership maps, not assumed from an older map.
Soils change a lot inside one tract. Check the specific parcel with NRCS Web Soil Survey and a walk on the ground before you count on it for a homesite or timber.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Greene County
Greene runs along the Chickasawhay and Leaf river corridors, with Big Cedar Creek also cutting through the county. On any given tract, legal access off a maintained public road, floodplain footprint, and standing timber are what actually drive the price.
When a tract is near Forest Service ownership, we verify that boundary from the current federal map rather than assume it from a neighboring parcel.
Land Types
Types of land found in Greene County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Waterfront and river property
Buying Land
Buying land in Greene County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Greene 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 Greene County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Greene County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Greene 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 Greene County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Greene 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 Greene County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Greene County
No active Greene County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Greene 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 Greene County.
FAQ
Greene County land — questions we hear
- How do I confirm whether my tract actually borders De Soto National Forest?
- Pull the current USFS ownership layer for the Chickasawhay Ranger District and overlay it against the parcel from county tax records. Adjacency shown on an old aerial photo or hunting map isn't proof — Forest Service boundaries shift as land gets bought and sold over time.
- Can you build on Chickasawhay River bottom ground?
- Sometimes, but bottomland here often sits inside a FEMA flood zone and can carry wetlands. Check the current effective flood panel and NRCS Web Soil Survey for the specific parcel before assuming a homesite is workable.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Greene County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Greene County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.