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Graves County.

Graves County has 551.8 square miles of land in Kentucky. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Graves County: Loess Plains, Wabash-Ohio Bottomlands.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Graves County, Kentucky
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Graves County, Kentucky · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Graves County, Kentucky from above

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THE SETTINGLoess Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS10 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Graves County on the map

THE GRAVES COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Loess Plains setting.

Graves County has 551.8 square miles of land in Kentucky. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Graves County: Loess Plains, Wabash-Ohio Bottomlands.

Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.

Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Graves County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Loess Plains99.5%
  2. Wabash-Ohio Bottomlands0.5%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Interior River Valleys and Hills in Graves County

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.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Graves County

The atlas lists 10 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Graves County, including Mayfield, Farmington, Symsonia. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Graves County

Graves County by land and water

The Census records 5.03 square miles of water within Graves County, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Graves County’s 0.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Graves County has 75.1 times the land area of nearby Mayfield city (7.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Calloway County, Carlisle County, Hickman County, Marshall County, McCracken County within Kentucky. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Graves County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Graves County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Graves County. The county includes 10 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Loess Plains setting

Loess Plains belongs to Mississippi Valley Loess Plains. Is the parcel on a bluff, rolling loess upland or flatter plain, and how does its access route cross that terrain? The wider county also reaches Interior River Valleys and Hills; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Mayfield

Mayfield is 1 miles north of the Graves County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Graves County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON GRAVES COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 36.7233° N, 88.6499° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Graves County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Graves

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Graves ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Graves County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Loess Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Mississippi Valley Loess Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Kentucky landowner resources

Kentucky Geological Survey maps

Interactive tools for geology, wells, springs, coal, and other land-resource information.

Kentucky karst guidance

State explanation of karst groundwater and related research resources.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Graves County.

Mayfield lies about 1 miles north of Graves County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Graves County in context

NSEWMayfield · 1 miles1Pryorsburg · 3.9 miles2Sedalia · 5.8 miles3Hickory · 6.5 miles4Wingo · 7.6 miles5Farmington · 7.7 miles6OUTER RING: 7.7 MILES
  1. 1
    Mayfield1 mi · city
  2. 2
    Pryorsburg3.9 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Sedalia5.8 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Hickory6.5 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Wingo7.6 mi · city
  6. 6
    Farmington7.7 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Kentucky; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Fancy Farmcensus-designated place
Farmingtoncensus-designated place
Hickorycensus-designated place
Lowescensus-designated place
Mayfieldcity
Pryorsburgcensus-designated place
Sedaliacensus-designated place
Symsoniacensus-designated place
Water Valleycensus-designated place
Wingocity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Graves County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Graves County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Graves County. Graves County’s 551.8 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Loess Plains describe all of Graves County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Loess Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Mayfield as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 1 miles north of Graves County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Graves County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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