Field Fence
If you own acreage or a hunting property with long boundary runs along Brand-Una Road and Siloam-Una Road, field fence covers all that ground for you without the cost of a full wood privacy build.
Need a Fence in Una? We'll Come to You
If you're out in Una and you need a fence built or repaired, we can be there. Fortenberry Project Solutions works out of Starkville and takes care of the rural-residential properties along the Brand-Una Road corridor and the nearby Siloam community. Since Una is an unincorporated community, your project falls under Clay County rules and any recorded easements rather than a city zoning office - and we'll help you sort that out. Whether you're near the old Una Consolidated School area or east toward the former Belle-Una community, we come plan the layout with you around long property lines, tractor and UTV gates, and drainage from the start.
The ground out here sits in Mississippi's Black Belt fringe - heavy clay uplands mixed with wetter creek and floodplain ground - and that matters, because it can move posts and hold water if a fence gets set like a standard subdivision job (more on that below). And because Clay County doesn't publish a fence-specific ordinance online, we treat permits and setbacks as verify-first: we'll confirm with the Clay County Chancery Clerk and Board of Supervisors before we break ground, so you're covered.
Popular Fence Styles in Una
Pasture Fence
If you've got a larger rural lot in Clay County's unincorporated communities outside West Point's city limits, pasture fence is the one that keeps your horses and cattle off the driveway and out of the garden.
Galvanized Chain Link
If you mainly want to keep pets in and mark a clean yard boundary, galvanized chain link does that without acting like the wind sail solid panels become on the open prairie ground around Una.
Swing Gate
If your driveway or farm lane on an acreage tract near Siloam and Una has to clear trailers, tractors, and hunting equipment, a swing gate gives you the wider opening a standard residential gate just can't.
Why Your Posts Matter More Out Here Than You'd Think
Around Una the soil is classic Black Belt: upland clays that shrink and crack in the summer heat, then heave and swell when the rains come back, plus wetter low spots where floodplain soils stay saturated after a heavy storm. The NRCS Una soil series is actually described as a flood-plain soil formed in acid clayey alluvium, and here's what that means for you - seal up a post hole without drainage and you'll get standing water around the post, which is how a fence starts to heave and lean. So for privacy and picket lines we set posts to a true 30 to 36 inch depth with a gravel base and carefully graded backfill, so your fence holds steady as the ground cycles from a wet winter to a dry summer. On long, straight rural runs along Brand-Una Road and Siloam-Una Road, we also size the brace assemblies and gate-post footings to carry heavy gate loads without racking over time. You won't see any of that, but it's why your fence stays put.
A Few Things We'll Handle for You Around Una
- Una is an unincorporated community in Clay County (around 33.797°N, 88.807°W), so there's no city permit office - we'll verify your setbacks and easements with the Clay County Chancery Clerk at (662) 494-3124 for you.
- If your place is along Brand-Una Road - a corridor tied right to the Una community, home to the Caradine Community Center at 14252 Brand-Una Rd, Prairie, MS - we'll plan long runs and wide gate openings around how you actually use the land.
- Because the NRCS Una soil series is a flood-plain soil formed in acid clayey alluvium, and Clay County's online ordinances cover flood damage prevention (but no zoning or fence ordinance), we'll check whether any floodplain requirements apply before we build.
- On older tracts near the Una Consolidated School (built around 1912) or the Burney-Henley log house east of Una, we walk the line first to keep new posts clear of legacy markers and easements; for anything county-side, the Board of Supervisors is at (662) 494-3313, PO Box 815, West Point, MS 39773.
Who Handles the Permit?
You don't have to figure this part out on your own. Since Una is unincorporated, it runs through the county: start with the Clay County Chancery Clerk - (662) 494-3124 - [Clay County Chancery Clerk](https://www.claycountyms.com/chancery-clerk/), and for setbacks and floodplain questions the Board of Supervisors - (662) 494-3313 - [Clay County Board of Supervisors](https://www.claycountyms.com/board-of-supervisors/). Tell us where your property is and we'll point you to exactly what's needed, or help you handle it.
Frequently Asked Questions About Fences in Una, MS
Do I need a permit to build a fence in Una, MS?
Since Una is an unincorporated community, there's no city building department issuing a city fence permit the way bigger towns do. Clay County publishes some ordinances online but doesn't list a zoning or fence ordinance, so the safe move is to verify your setbacks, easements, and any floodplain requirements with the Clay County Chancery Clerk or Board of Supervisors before we build - and you don't have to make those calls alone. We usually start with the Clay County Chancery Clerk's office at (662) 494-3124 to confirm what applies to your parcel before we set posts.
What if my property has deed restrictions or an HOA?
Most places around Una are rural tracts and small clusters along the county roads, so formal HOAs are uncommon compared to subdivision-heavy markets. If your parcel does have deed restrictions - which happens on some newer homesites - just send them our way and we'll build to the recorded covenants, matching materials and height to whatever is in writing. Not sure whether your property has any? The Clay County Chancery Clerk at (662) 494-3124 can confirm what's recorded against your deed, and we're happy to help you check before we schedule anything.
My fence line runs through low, wet ground near a creek - will the posts hold?
They will if we set them for it. The NRCS Una soil series is described as a flood-plain soil formed in acid clayey alluvium, so some fence lines around here cross ground that stays wet and holds water around the post holes. On those stretches we go with deeper holes, a gravel base, and careful surface grading so water can't pool around your wood posts. And if your line crosses an area that takes overflow, we'll talk through the fence type with you - field fence versus solid panels - so that high water and debris don't blow out whole sections on you later.
Can you build farm-style fencing that still looks clean at my homesite off Brand-Una Road?
Absolutely - a lot of Una properties are rural-residential, so we regularly blend a clean homesite look with farm function, pairing field or pasture fence on the long runs with properly braced corners and a wide drive gate at your entrance. Out here, with Clay County's spread-out layout and named community roads like Brand-Una Road, long runs and real access are the norm, not the exception. We'll size the gates to your specific equipment and keep the fence lines clear of drainage swales so washouts don't turn into a repair you keep paying for.
My property is old - does fence placement need extra care around historic sites?
It can, and we treat it that way. Una has documented historic resources including the Una Consolidated School (built around 1912) and the Burney-Henley log house east of Una. Even though an unincorporated area has no formal historic-district review, older tracts often carry unusual boundary markers, old lane alignments, or legacy easements. So on those jobs we walk the line with you first, confirm your corners, and keep new post locations clear of any known features before we ever start augering.