Stone County, MS
Land for Sale in Stone County, MS
Buying land near De Soto National Forest in Stone County means checking legal access first, because the forest is a checkerboard of federal and private ground and a driveway that looks fine on an old map might not actually exist. Wiggins is the county seat on US-49, drained by Red Creek and Black Creek. We verify access from a real road before recommending anything.
About the County
About Stone County land
US-49 is the county's main north-south road between Hattiesburg and Gulfport, with MS-26 crossing east-west through Wiggins and MS-29 running north from town.
The US Forest Service identifies Stone as one of ten Mississippi counties with De Soto National Forest land inside it. Black Creek carries federal Wild and Scenic status on part of its length, but that doesn't by itself create riverfront rights on private tracts, and bordering Forest Service ground doesn't grant access into it.
Soils change a lot inside one tract. Check the specific parcel with NRCS Web Soil Survey and a walk on the ground, especially where creek bottom meets the longleaf uplands.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Stone County
Stone is pine-plantation and longleaf country cut by clear, sand-bottom creeks. Road frontage, where the Forest Service boundary actually sits, standing timber, and the character of the creek corridor drive value on any given tract, and legal access from a county-maintained road is the first thing to check.
We won't describe a listing as touching national forest land unless that's been verified for the specific parcel.
Land Types
Types of land found in Stone County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Recently harvested and replant-ready tracts
Waterfront and river property
Buying Land
Buying land in Stone County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Stone 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 Stone County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Stone County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Stone 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 Stone County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Stone 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 Stone County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Stone County
No active Stone County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Stone 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 Stone County.
FAQ
Stone County land — questions we hear
- Is De Soto National Forest actually in Stone County?
- Yes. USDA Forest Service records list Stone as one of ten Mississippi counties with De Soto National Forest land. Ownership is a checkerboard, so verify the specific parcel against current USFS mapping and county records.
- Does a Black Creek tract come with riverfront rights?
- Not automatically. Portions of Black Creek carry federal Wild and Scenic status downstream, and public use of that corridor follows federal and state rules. Fronting the creek is a locational fact, not by itself a grant of access or navigation rights.
- What should I look at before buying longleaf-pine ground in Stone County?
- Timber age and condition, burn history, and soil type drive most of the value. If timber is a material part of the price, get a licensed forestry opinion, and check NRCS Web Soil Survey for the parcel to confirm site productivity.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Stone County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Stone County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.