Lamar County, MS
Land for Sale in Lamar County, MS
People often assume the De Soto National Forest reaches into Lamar County — it doesn't, and that distinction changes what a tract near the county line is actually worth. Purvis anchors the county on I-59 and US-98, and we start every valuation here by confirming legal access and actual ownership boundaries rather than assumptions about nearby public land.
About the County
About Lamar County land
The De Soto National Forest is not inside Lamar County. The USDA Forest Service's ten De Soto counties are Perry, Wayne, Harrison, Forrest, Stone, Greene, Jones, Jackson, George, and Pearl River — but the forest sits immediately south and east of Lamar, so tracts near that line can sit close to National Forest ground without touching it.
I-59 and US-11 provide the county's north–south spine, US-98 connects the Hattiesburg metro west toward Columbia, and MS-13, MS-589, and MS-42 add state-highway reach. Oak Grove, an unincorporated community on the west side of Hattiesburg, is one of the county's main population areas.
Named drainages include Little Black Creek, Red Creek headwaters, and Leaf River tributaries. Little Black Creek Water Park is a Pat Harrison Waterway District facility — district ownership is a fixed reference, but it doesn't create legal access across that land from an adjoining private tract.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Lamar County
Lamar is a metro-edge county around Oak Grove and Purvis and a more rural county to the north and south. On any specific tract, legal access, road frontage, and standing timber drive value, and the floodplain footprint along Little Black Creek and Red Creek should be checked against current FEMA panels for that parcel.
Land Types
Types of land found in Lamar County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Recently harvested and replant-ready tracts
Rural homesites
Buying Land
Buying land in Lamar County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Lamar 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 Lamar County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Lamar County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Lamar 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 Lamar County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Lamar 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 Lamar County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Lamar County
No active Lamar County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Lamar 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 Lamar County.
FAQ
Lamar County land — questions we hear
- Is the De Soto National Forest inside Lamar County?
- No. The USDA Forest Service's list of De Soto's ten counties — Perry, Wayne, Harrison, Forrest, Stone, Greene, Jones, Jackson, George, and Pearl River — doesn't include Lamar. The forest sits immediately south and east in Pearl River, Forrest, and Perry counties, so some Lamar tracts sit close to it across the county line without being adjacent. Use of that federal ground is governed by USFS rules regardless of what private ground it borders.
- What is Little Black Creek Water Park and does adjacency give me access?
- It's a Pat Harrison Waterway District facility on an impoundment of Little Black Creek — a fixed public-recreation reference. Adjoining a district-owned tract doesn't by itself grant legal water access; that's governed by PHWD rules and any recorded easements.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Lamar County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Lamar County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.