Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Vetting Coahoma County Land for Sale with free records
Listings show the price; public records show the rest for land near Friars Point.
Main page: Coahoma County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Shopping for acreage near Bobo? While you compare Coahoma County land for sale, a half hour with official records pays off. In this Coahoma County guide: spotting open tracts on the map, confirming road access and size, flood zone and zoning questions, and the records to pull.
Getting started with Coahoma County land for sale
On the Coahoma County ArcGIS parcel map, vacant land often shows a zero or low improvement value, which helps when scanning around Farrell.
Pulling up a parcel
The public parcel map for this area is the Coahoma County ArcGIS parcel map, and no login is needed to use it. Closer to Jonestown, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. If the land is near Lula, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; every clerk in the county asks for it first.
Limits of the parcel data
If you're looking near Rena Lara, the acreage figure is a tax-roll number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on the ground. On ground around Dublin, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed from the Chancery Clerk; the parcel line is a drawing of it, which applies near Dublin as much as anywhere. If you're looking near Jonestown, have ready the document number listed on the parcel record to skip a name search.
Neighboring parcel maps
Coahoma County touches Phillips County, AR, Bolivar County, Quitman County, Sunflower County, and Tallahatchie County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Clarksdale may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map too. If the land is near Burke Landing, our state page lists each neighboring county map across Mississippi.
Road frontage and size
Listed acreage is a tax figure, and a survey sets what you're really buying near Lyon.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Lyon, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Jonestown and its lines is a good backup.
Ground conditions
Check the tract near Burke Landing on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center before you fall for a creek view; wet ground can also show on the National Wetlands Inventory mapper.
Mineral and timber rights
In some areas, mineral or timber rights near Bobo can be sold separately, which a title search can uncover.
On the ground
Walk the land near Lyon and look for markers, fences and trails, and check cell signal and internet options; the map won't tell you that.
Legal descriptions in Mississippi
Mississippi uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Burke Landing reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Friars Point vary in size. Keep the legal description for land near Friars Point before you request a deed or survey.
Getting your bearings
Clarksdale is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Friars Point, Jonestown, Lula, and Lyon, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 20,077 people call Coahoma County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on about 553 square miles. The county was formed in 1836, and some chains of title near Lyon are long.
Who handles what
Anything recorded against property around Lyon come from the Chancery Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Farrell go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
What you can do with it
If a tract near Rena Lara carries a farm or timber classification, ask the County Tax Assessor what happens to taxes.
Coahoma County: common questions
How do I find unlisted land in Coahoma County?
Some owners near Lyon will sell if asked.
Why does listed acreage differ from the deed near Rena Lara?
With a lot near Clarksdale, acreage figures come from different sources and rarely match exactly.
Are sale prices on the parcel record near Friars Point?
Short answer: recent sales near Friars Point can serve as rough comparisons; treat record prices as a starting point.
What if a tract near Lula has no road?
For acreage around Rena Lara, no road frontage and no recorded easement can mean no legal access.
Can I use the viewer in the field near Rena Lara?
Most viewers run in a mobile browser; load it before you lose coverage near Burke Landing.
Open the official Coahoma 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.