THE MELLWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Holocene Meander Belts setting.
Mellwood CDP has 0.89 square miles of land in Phillips County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Holocene Meander Belts, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mellwood and Phillips County
Mellwood is associated with Phillips County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mellwood by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Mellwood, or 7.3% of its total area. It is 2.2 percentage points higher than the 5.1% recorded for Phillips County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mellwood CDP has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Elaine city (0.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

