Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Reading the Gautier Plat Map for a lot
A recorded plat shows how land near Moss Point was divided into lots.
Main page: Jackson County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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If a legal description for land in Gautier cites a lot number, you'll need the Gautier plat map to make sense of it. What this Gautier guide covers: where to request a copy, plat versus tax map, and what to look for on the sheet.
Who keeps the Gautier plat map
For a subdivision near Moss Point, look for the plat book reference on the parcel record; use it to request a copy.
The viewer Jackson County publishes
Property in and around Pascagoula can be looked up on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, a viewer that needs no account. For a home near Pascagoula, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. If you're looking near Moss Point, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
Gautier, MS: the basics
Gautier sits in Jackson County, Mississippi, which means parcel data comes from the county. For a parcel near Ocean Springs, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, while the county keeps the tax map. Land beyond the city limits out by Pascagoula generally answers to county rules, not municipal ones.
Places you'll see on the map
Pascagoula holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Moss Point and Ocean Springs, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 146,389 people call Jackson County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 723 square miles. Jackson County was formed in 1812, and some chains of title near Pascagoula are long. Features like De Soto National Forest make handy reference points on the map near Ocean Springs.
Getting answers from the right desk
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Pascagoula go to the County Tax Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Moss Point need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Two different maps
The MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer draws parcels for taxes, but the recorded plat is what the deed relies on.
Metes and bounds instead
Rural land near Pascagoula that was never subdivided may have no plat at all; look for a recorded survey for land near Ocean Springs.
Lots, blocks and easements
Utility or drainage strips on a lot in Gautier stay with the land when it sells; check the plat notes and any covenants.
Getting a copy
For a tract near Pascagoula, many recorder offices offer an online index, otherwise call or visit with the reference; copy fees are usually small.
How land is described here
Mississippi is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Pascagoula 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 Moss Point vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Ocean Springs before you request a deed or survey.
Amended plats
An amended plat may change lots around Moss Point, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations show up in the records too.
Neighboring parcel maps
Jackson County meets Mobile County, AL, George County, Harrison County, and Stone County, all with their own assessor records. Ground near Ocean Springs that runs to the line may show up in two county records, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. If you're looking near Pascagoula, our state page links each bordering county map for Mississippi.
A word on accuracy
Acreage on the record is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on land around Moss Point. For acreage around Moss Point, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for land near Moss Point sit with the Chancery Clerk. Older tracts near Moss Point may sit on many deeds, so a title company earns its fee if money is changing hands.
Questions about the Gautier plat map
Do easements show on the plat near Pascagoula?
Short answer: building on an easement near Pascagoula is generally restricted, so check before you build.
Is a plat map a survey near Ocean Springs?
Around Moss Point, a recorded plat is based on a survey, but the GIS map is not; a surveyor ties it to the ground.
What does lot 7, block 3 mean near Ocean Springs?
It depends, but it points to a spot on the plat for that subdivision near Ocean Springs; the deed names the subdivision.
How far back do plats go near Moss Point?
If you're looking near Ocean Springs, it varies; some offices have scanned older plats and some haven't.
Who do I call about a parcel near Moss Point?
For land near Pascagoula, assessment goes to the County Tax Assessor and deeds to the Chancery Clerk, while zoning questions go to planning
Open the official Jackson 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.