Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Using a George County Plat Book today
For land near Lucedale, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: George County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Want a copy of the George County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, useful for farms near Basin. What this county guide covers: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and how the county viewer fills the gaps for land near Crossroads.
Tracking down a George County plat book
For a parcel near Bexley, a plat book is a privately published atlas, with owner names on each tract, often organized by township.
Where the parcel data lives
Begin with the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer; it covers every assessed parcel from Lucedale to De Soto National Forest. When a rural tract has no street number, zoom in from Bexley until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want. For a parcel near Basin, copy the parcel ID from that panel; every office in the county uses it to find the file.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Benndale looks off go to the County Tax Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Questions about what you can build around Basin go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
A quick look at the area
Lucedale holds the county offices, which is where the courthouse records live. Other places on the map include Agricola, Benndale, Basin, and Bexley, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 25,619 people call George County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 479 square miles. George County was formed in 1910, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Landmarks such as De Soto National Forest make handy reference points on the map.
Sections, lots and bearings
Mississippi follows the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Lucedale is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near De Soto National Forest vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Lucedale before you request a deed or survey.
Editions and availability
Editions come and go depending on publishers, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Crossroads.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Benndale, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Benndale keeps working without signal.
Where the recorded documents are
On ground around Basin, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the Chancery Clerk. On ground around Lucedale, use the book and page shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Neighboring parcel maps
George County meets Mobile County, AL, Greene County, Jackson County, Perry County, and Stone County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Crossroads can show up across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For property near Crossroads, our state page links every bordering county map across Mississippi.
Common uses
Buyers and seed dealers around Lucedale rely on them to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Using the parcel viewer instead
Between printed editions, the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer shows current owners, for tracts near Crossroads.
Making your own township pages
Print parcel views near Crossroads township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Plat book vs. recorded plat
On ground around Crossroads, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the Chancery Clerk is a legal document, while the atlas is a reference.
Limits of the parcel data
If you're looking near Benndale, the acreage figure is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real boundary on the ground. Closer to Lucedale, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
George County: common questions
How accurate are plat book acreages around Agricola?
For a parcel near Basin, the deed and a survey decide; they're good for orientation.
Who sells plat books in George County?
Generally, editions come and go.
Should I use the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer instead in George County?
In and around Lucedale, the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer is free and updated more often.
How do I research old landowners near Agricola?
For land near Basin, some older atlases have been digitized; availability varies.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer in George County?
Around Crossroads, use the print button or a screenshot; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official George 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.