Walthall County, MS
Land for Sale in Walthall County, MS
Walthall is a small county with a strong farming and timber tradition and one town of any size. Tracts here tend to come from families who have held them a long time, which means good local knowledge and, often, thin paperwork. Getting the boundaries, access, and timber picture documented is usually the first real work on a Walthall County listing.
About the County
About Walthall County land
Tylertown is the county seat and the center of most commerce. US-98 crosses east to west, MS-27 runs north toward Monticello, and MS-48 and MS-587 handle the remaining connections. Louisiana is directly south, and Bogalusa and the Florida Parishes pull some of the county's traffic that direction.
The Bogue Chitto River crosses the western part of the county with a sandy channel and a hardwood bottom. Magee's Creek runs through Tylertown itself, and the Pearl River drainage catches the northwestern corner. Between the streams, gently rolling uplands carry loblolly pine and pasture.
Dairy and cattle were historically significant here and pasture is still a real land use, which is unusual in a region where most open ground has gone to pine. That means fencing, water sources, and existing improvements have genuine value on the right tract.
Pasture is real — Cattle ground with fencing and water is a meaningful part of the county's land base.
Bogue Chitto bottom — Sandy river with hardwood corridor across the western part of the county.
Long family ownership — Many tracts change hands for the first time in decades — expect old boundary evidence.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Walthall County
Improvements matter more here than in a pure timber county. Working fence, a well, a barn, and a cattle-capable water source add value that a raw-acreage comparison will miss.
On timbered tracts, the pine is the main asset and its stand age drives the number. That evaluation belongs to a forester, not to a listing photo.
Because deals often involve heirs and long-held property, title work and boundary resolution take longer than average. Starting them early keeps a sale from stalling.
Land Types
Types of land found in Walthall County
Farms, pasture and open land
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Rural homesites
Buying Land
Buying land in Walthall County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Walthall 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.
Ask specifically about heirship. On family land that has passed without a formal estate, all the heirs have to sign, and finding out at closing is the wrong time.
See current listings or contact Crew to walk a specific Walthall County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Walthall County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price a Walthall County tract on what it actually has — access, timber, water, and any leases or restrictions — against what similar rural land has sold for 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.
If the property came to you through family, get the title chain reviewed before you list. Clearing an heirship issue up front is far cheaper than losing a buyer to it.
Ask for a straight opinion on your Walthall County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Walthall 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 Walthall County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Walthall County
No active Walthall County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Walthall 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 Walthall 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 Walthall County.
FAQ
Walthall County land — questions we hear
- What is the main town in Walthall County?
- Tylertown is the county seat and the county's commercial center, sitting at the crossing of US-98 and MS-27.
- Is there pasture land in the county?
- Yes. Walthall has a longstanding cattle and dairy tradition, and improved pasture with fencing and water remains a meaningful share of the rural land base alongside pine timber.
- What is heirship property?
- Land that passed to multiple heirs without a formal estate proceeding, leaving fractional ownership that all has to be accounted for before a clear sale. It is common on long-held family tracts in this county.
Statewide Coverage
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Talk with a Walthall County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Walthall County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.