THE FOUNTAIN BLUFF LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain setting.
Fountain Bluff township has 30 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fountain Bluff and Jackson County
Fountain Bluff is associated with Jackson 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.
Fountain Bluff by land and water
The Census records 1.18 square miles of water within Fountain Bluff, or 3.8% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points higher than the 3.1% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fountain Bluff township has 24.6 times the land area of nearby Gorham village (1.22 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.