Monroe County, MS
Land for Sale in Monroe County, MS
Whether a tract here is worth more as farm ground or timber ground often comes down to which side of Aberdeen it sits on — prairie clay and Tombigbee Hills sand behave completely differently. Crew checks soils and floodplain footprint on the specific parcel, and if a tract borders the Tenn-Tom we make sure buyers know that isn't the same thing as water access.
About the County
About Monroe County land
Aberdeen sits on US-45 and the Tenn-Tom, and Amory sits on US-278 and the BNSF main line, with MS-8, MS-25, and MS-50 filling out the road network. That gives the county two separate town centers rather than just one.
The Tombigbee River is impounded through the county as part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, a US Army Corps of Engineers navigation project. Aberdeen Lock and Dam and the Amory pool sit inside the county, and the Buttahatchee River joins the Tombigbee here too.
Soils shift meaningfully across the county — heavier clay west and south of Aberdeen, sandier ground east and north toward Amory. Check NRCS Web Soil Survey for the specific parcel rather than assuming from location alone.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Monroe County
Monroe reads as an Aberdeen-and-Amory county along its spine and rural farm-and-timber country away from those centers. On any specific tract, legal access, road frontage, soil type, and floodplain footprint along the Tombigbee or Buttahatchee are what set the price.
Bordering a Corps-owned waterway tract doesn't create private water access on its own — that's a separate question under federal rules.
Land Types
Types of land found in Monroe County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Farms, pasture and open land
Waterfront and river property
Buying Land
Buying land in Monroe County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Monroe 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 Monroe County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Monroe County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Monroe 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 Monroe County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Monroe 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 Monroe County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Monroe County
No active Monroe County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Monroe 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 Monroe County.
FAQ
Monroe County land — questions we hear
- Does bordering the Tenn-Tom Waterway give me river access?
- Not automatically. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is a federal navigation project run by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and use of the pool follows USACE rules. Being next to it is a fixed locational fact, not a grant of use.
- How different are Black Prairie tracts from Tombigbee Hills tracts here?
- Quite different. Ground west and south of Aberdeen often carries heavy, high-shrink-swell clay that can limit foundations and septic systems. Ground east and north of Amory tends to be sandier and better drained. Check NRCS Web Soil Survey for the specific parcel before assuming either.
- What should I check before buying along the Buttahatchee River?
- Pull the current FEMA flood panel for the specific parcel and check NRCS Web Soil Survey for signs of wet, poorly drained ground. The Buttahatchee corridor carries real bottomland floodplain that should be confirmed before you count on buildable or huntable ground.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Monroe County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Monroe County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.