CALHOUN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

Location: Midway between two state university towns, Oxford and Starkville, in north-central Mississippi. The closest metropolis is Memphis, Tenn., 100 miles to the north.
Size: 354 acres.
Price: Listed at $424,800, or $1,200 an acre.

Character: This piece of upland Mississippi is forest and hunting land, with timber-harvesting potential, creeks, and frontage on the Yalobusha River. A drawback: Like most of the upper South, the area is subject to tornadoes and heat waves.

Photo courtesy Mossy Oaks Properties Forrest Investments Inc., McComb, Miss.

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