THE NITTA YUMA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Backswamps setting.
Nitta Yuma CDP has 0.19 square miles of land in Sharkey County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Backswamps, 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
Nitta Yuma and Sharkey County
Nitta Yuma is associated with Sharkey 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.
Nitta Yuma by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Nitta Yuma, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Sharkey County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Nitta Yuma CDP has 29.9% of the land area of nearby Panther Burn CDP (0.64 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

