THE GEORGE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Pine Plains and Hills setting.
George County has 478.7 square miles of land in Mississippi. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across George County: Southern Pine Plains and Hills, Southeastern Floodplains and Low Terraces, Floodplains and Low Terraces, among others.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
George County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Southern Pine Plains and Hills81.5%
- Southeastern Floodplains and Low Terraces10.7%
- Floodplains and Low Terraces7.5%
- Gulf Coast Flatwoods0.3%
Southern Coastal Plain in George County
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within George County
The atlas lists 3 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with George County, including Lucedale, Benndale, Agricola. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
George County by land and water
The Census records 4.95 square miles of water within George County, or 1% of its total area. That share is close to George County’s 1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, George County has 74.9 times the land area of nearby Lucedale city (6.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Greene County, Jackson County, Perry County, Stone County within Mississippi. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

