Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Using the Brandon GIS Map
Parcel data for Brandon comes from the county, and the viewer is free.
Main page: Rankin County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Trying to size up a property near Pelahatchie? The Brandon GIS map answers most of that, with no account needed. What this Brandon guide covers: which viewer to open, how to search it, and the limits worth knowing.
The official viewer behind the Brandon GIS map
In and around Florence, some cities also run their own GIS portal for utilities or zoning; that can add detail on top of the county map.
Where the parcel data lives
Go first to the Rankin County parcel viewer; it covers every assessed parcel from Pearl to Richland. Out toward Florence, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For acreage around Florence, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
Keeping a record
Print or screenshot the parcel near Flowood with its ID visible, which helps later when you ask the assessor or a title company.
Brandon, MS: the basics
Brandon lies within Rankin County, Mississippi, which means parcel data comes from the county. Brandon is also the county seat, so deeds and plats are filed in town. In and around Flowood, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Land beyond the city limits out by Flowood generally falls under county rules, not municipal ones.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Puckett, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Puckett with its ID keeps working without signal.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Pearl are filed with the Chancery Clerk. Long-held tracts around Florence can trace back through many deeds, and a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
When the map won't load
When the map won't open around Pearl, switch browsers or turn off pop-up blockers; links occasionally change, and our directory page keeps the current one.
Limits of the parcel data
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so a fence near Puckett can sit a few yards off the line on screen. For a parcel near Richland, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Puckett sit in the index kept by the Chancery Clerk, sometimes only in person. Building or septic questions for a lot near Flowood go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
Places you'll see on the map
Brandon serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Pearl, Flowood, Richland, and Pelahatchie, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 160,417 people live in Rankin County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 775 square miles. Rankin County dates to 1828, and some chains of title near Puckett are long.
Next door to Rankin County
Rankin County meets Copiah County, Hinds County, Madison County, Scott County, and Simpson County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Pearl may show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. In and around Richland, our state page lists every bordering county map for Mississippi.
Searching the map
Vacant ground near Pelahatchie may lack an address, so zoom in from the nearest road and click the outline. For land near Richland, searching by parcel number never misses, and it carries over to every office in the county.
What the layers show
For a tract near Richland, layer lists often include zoning, flood zones, city limits, school districts or contours; not every viewer has them all.
How land is described here
Mississippi follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Pelahatchie cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Puckett odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Pearl for any title or survey request.
Inside the parcel card
Sales history, if listed, helps with pricing around Florence are a useful starting point; an appraiser is the real authority.
Questions about the Brandon GIS map
Are parcel lines on the map exact around Puckett?
Good question; the map near Florence isn't a survey, so a licensed surveyor should mark corners.
What layers does the parcel viewer have for land near Pearl?
For property near Richland, layer lists vary from one viewer to the next; open the layer list to see what's there.
Can I look up a property owner on the map near Richland?
It depends, but click the lot near Pearl to see the owner.
Does the Brandon parcel viewer cost anything?
Usually, there's no fee to use the parcel viewer near Puckett, though printing may be limited.
Why don't the lines match my fence near Florence?
The map near Flowood is approximate; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official Rankin County, MS parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.