Grenada County, MS
Land for Sale in Grenada County, MS
A tract along Grenada Lake can look like waterfront property, but the shoreline itself is federally owned, and that changes what you're actually buying. Grenada County has Grenada as its seat on I-55 and US-51, with hill country cut by the Yalobusha River and the Corps' Grenada Lake flood-control reservoir filling the northern end of the county.
About the County
About Grenada County land
I-55 and US-51 run north to south through Grenada. MS-7 heads north into Yalobusha County, MS-8 crosses east to west toward Calhoun, and MS-51 Business threads through the city.
Grenada Lake is a Corps of Engineers flood-control reservoir on the Yalobusha River, with the project boundary reaching into Grenada, Yalobusha, and Calhoun counties, and the dam sitting at the northeast edge of the city. Owning ground next to the Corps' pool property doesn't create private water access.
Upland ground here differs a lot from Yalobusha bottomland or land adjacent to the flood-control pool — check the specific parcel with NRCS Web Soil Survey and a walk on the ground before assuming which category a tract falls into.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Grenada County
Grenada tracts read very differently depending on their relationship to the Grenada Lake project. Upland hardwood and pine ground behaves nothing like Yalobusha bottomland or ground inside the flood-control footprint, and legal access off a maintained road matters more in the remote lake-edge areas.
Grenada Lake shoreline is federally owned, so a tract that fronts Corps property isn't the same as one with private lake access.
Land Types
Types of land found in Grenada County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Waterfront and river property
Farms, pasture and open land
Buying Land
Buying land in Grenada County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Grenada 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 Grenada County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Grenada County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Grenada 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 Grenada County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Grenada 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 Grenada County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Grenada County
No active Grenada County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Grenada 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 Grenada County.
FAQ
Grenada County land — questions we hear
- Does a tract near Grenada Lake come with lake access?
- Not automatically. Grenada Lake is a US Army Corps of Engineers reservoir, and use of the pool and shoreline follows Corps rules. Bordering Corps ground is just a location, not a grant of private access.
- What should I check on a Yalobusha bottom tract in Grenada?
- Pull the current effective FEMA flood panel and check NRCS Web Soil Survey for poorly drained soils and flooding frequency. Yalobusha bottomland behaves very differently from the uplands next to it, and it may also sit inside the Grenada Lake flood-control operation.
- Are the hill soils here good for a homesite?
- Often, yes, but slope, erosion, and septic suitability vary tract by tract. Check NRCS Web Soil Survey for the specific parcel and confirm a perc test with the county health department before you count on a buildable spot.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Grenada County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Grenada County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.