Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Using the Flowood Plat Map
A recorded plat shows how land near Pearl was divided into lots.
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When a listing near Brandon mentions a lot number, the Flowood plat map is where those numbers come from. In this Flowood guide: where plats are filed, plat versus tax map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Getting started with the Flowood plat map
For a lot in Flowood, the deed usually cites the plat; bring that to the recorder's office or its online index.
Pulling up a parcel
Go first to the Rankin County parcel viewer; it includes each assessed parcel around Pelahatchie and Brandon. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along the nearest road and click the parcel itself, which applies near Florence as much as anywhere. For a tract near Pelahatchie, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and in many cases the last transfer.
Where Flowood fits in
Flowood sits in Rankin County, Mississippi, so its parcels are on the county's map. Around Richland, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities inside its limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Land beyond the town limits out by Brandon usually answers to county rules instead.
What the map can't tell you
Listed acreage is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor sets the real lines for a parcel near Pearl. For a parcel near Florence, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Who handles what
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Pearl sit in the index kept by the Chancery Clerk, often with an online index. Questions about what you can build around Pearl need the planning or permitting office, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Two different maps
The tax map on the Rankin County parcel viewer is a summary, whereas the plat carries surveyed dimensions.
Backing up the map with records
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for land near Pearl are kept by the Chancery Clerk. If you're looking near Florence, have ready the document number shown in the record panel so staff can find the deed fast.
Neighboring parcel maps
Rankin County borders Copiah County, Hinds County, Madison County, Scott County, and Simpson County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Brandon can be split in two county records, so open the adjacent map as well. Closer to Jackson, our state page links every neighboring county map across Mississippi.
Replats and vacations
An amended plat may change lots around Brandon, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; vacated streets or alleys also get recorded.
Details on the Flowood plat map
Easements on the plat near Brandon stay with the land when it sells; check the plat notes and any covenants.
Reading the legal description
Mississippi is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Brandon cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Pearl vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Pearl before you request a deed or survey.
Requesting the plat
For a tract near Pearl, many recorder offices offer an online index, otherwise call or visit with the reference; small fees are common.
A quick look at the area
Brandon serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Pearl, Richland, and Florence, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 160,417 people live in Rankin County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over about 775 square miles. Rankin County dates to 1828, and some chains of title near Brandon are long.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Pearl, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Pearl with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
When there's no plat
Acreage around Pearl outside a subdivision is often described by metes and bounds or survey description; look for a recorded survey for land near Richland.
Quick answers
How do I get a copy of a plat in Flowood?
For most people, the Chancery Clerk keeps recorded plats; small copy fees are common.
Can I build on an easement in Flowood?
It depends, but building on an easement near Pelahatchie is generally restricted; read the plat notes.
What is a lot and block description around Richland?
In most cases, it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Florence; the deed names the subdivision.
How is a plat different from the parcel map near Jackson?
In most cases, the plat near Pearl is recorded, while the GIS layer is an approximation.
Is the parcel map a survey near Florence?
No; boundary questions near Jackson need a licensed surveyor, so a fence may sit off the line
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.