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Madison County has 714.2 square miles of land in Mississippi. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Madison County: Loess Plains, Southern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Madison County, Mississippi
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Madison County, Mississippi · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Madison County, Mississippi from above

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THE SETTINGLoess Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS7 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Madison County on the map

THE MADISON COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Loess Plains setting.

Madison County has 714.2 square miles of land in Mississippi. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Madison County: Loess Plains, Southern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain.

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

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

  1. Loess Plains92.7%
  2. Southern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain7.3%
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.

Southeastern Plains in Madison County

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.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Madison County

The atlas lists 7 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Madison County, including Jackson, Ridgeland, Madison. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Madison County

Madison County by land and water

The Census records 27.8 square miles of water within Madison County, or 3.8% of its total area. That share is close to Madison County’s 3.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Madison County has 33.5 times the land area of nearby Canton city (21.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Attala County, Hinds County, Holmes County, Leake County, Rankin County, Scott County, Yazoo County within Mississippi. 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
Madison 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 Madison County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Madison County. The county includes 7 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 Southeastern Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Canton

Canton is 2.5 miles south of the Madison 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.

Madison 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 MADISON COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 32.6344° N, 90.0342° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Madison County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Madison

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 Madison ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Madison 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 Mississippi landowner resources

Mississippi MDEQ interactive maps

State entry point for geology, flood, and other environmental mapping.

Mississippi well drilling records

MDEQ search access to scanned drilling records and related well information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Madison County.

Canton lies about 2.5 miles south of Madison County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Madison County in context

NSEWCanton · 2.5 miles1Gluckstadt · 8.3 miles2Madison · 12.4 miles3Ridgeland · 16.3 miles4Kearney Park · 16.7 miles5Flora · 17.5 miles6OUTER RING: 17.5 MILES
  1. 1
    Canton2.5 mi · city
  2. 2
    Gluckstadt8.3 mi · city
  3. 3
    Madison12.4 mi · city
  4. 4
    Ridgeland16.3 mi · city
  5. 5
    Kearney Park16.7 mi · census-designated place
  6. 6
    Flora17.5 mi · town
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Mississippi; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Cantoncity
Floratown
Gluckstadtcity
Jacksoncity
Kearney Parkcensus-designated place
Madisoncity
Ridgelandcity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Madison 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 Madison County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Madison County. Madison County’s 714.2 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Loess Plains describe all of Madison 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 Canton as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.5 miles south of Madison 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 Madison 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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