Kemper County, MS
Land for Sale in Kemper County, MS
With no interstate anywhere in Kemper County, legal access is usually the first question we answer for a buyer looking at ground here. DeKalb is the county seat, MS-16 and MS-39 are the main routes, and most tracts get judged by their distance to one of those two roads or to US-45 in Meridian.
About the County
About Kemper County land
Uplands here run mostly to sandy pine ground, but the western part of the county carries heavier, prairie-influenced soils that behave differently when it's wet. That difference matters for road building and equipment access.
The Sucarnoochee River drains the northern part of the county eastward into Alabama. Okatibbee Creek headwaters, Bogue Chitto (the Kemper County one, not the Pike/Walthall stream of the same name), and smaller creeks make up the rest of the surface water.
MS-16 runs east–west between Philadelphia and the Alabama line at Cuba, and MS-39 runs north–south. With no interstate frontage, access analysis on a Kemper tract usually starts with distance to US-45 in Meridian or to MS-16.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Kemper County
The prairie-influenced soils in the western part of the county respond differently to pine management than the sandy uplands elsewhere. That's a call for a tract-level cruise and soils review, not a county-wide guess.
The Alabama state line runs the full eastern length of the county into Sumter County, AL, on the other side. We're licensed in both states, so cross-border deals are handled directly.
Land Types
Types of land found in Kemper County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Farms, pasture and open land
Buying Land
Buying land in Kemper County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Kemper 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 Kemper County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Kemper County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Kemper 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 Kemper County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Kemper 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 Kemper County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Kemper County
No active Kemper County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Kemper 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 Kemper 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 Kemper County.
FAQ
Kemper County land — questions we hear
- Are there any state parks or public hunting areas in Kemper County?
- Kemper County Lake, a state-managed fishing lake, is the main publicly accessible recreation spot. Most rural land in the county is privately owned working timber and hunting ground.
- Does the Blackland Prairie extend into Kemper County?
- Yes, the western part of the county carries prairie-influenced soils on the edge of the broader Blackland Prairie. The central and eastern parts read more like typical Interior Flatwoods.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Kemper County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Kemper County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.