THE NATCHEZ LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Bluff Hills setting.
Natchez city has 15.8 square miles of land in Adams County. Its Census reference point is in Bluff Hills, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
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 ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Natchez and Adams County
Natchez is associated with Adams 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.
Natchez by land and water
The Census records 0.64 square miles of water within Natchez, or 3.9% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 5.2% recorded for Adams County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Natchez city has 19.3 times the land area of nearby Morgantown CDP (0.82 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.