Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Using the Greenville Zoning Map
A parcel's zoning district shapes building, splitting and business use near Hollandale.
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Ahead of any building plan near Metcalfe, pull up the Greenville zoning map first: a district label decides setbacks, lot size and uses. In this Greenville guide: which office sets the rules for a lot, matching a lot to its zoning district, and when a variance or rezoning comes up.
Reading the Greenville zoning map for one lot
Within municipal limits, the local government adopts its own zoning map, so a lot in Greenville answers to that map. For rural land toward Metcalfe, the county may have its own zoning, or none at all; confirm with the county office. A fast way to settle it: check the municipal limits layer on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer.
Where the parcel data lives
Property in and around Hollandale appear on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, which opens without registering. If you only know roughly where the land is, pan along the nearest road and click the parcel itself, and that holds around Arcola too. Closer to Metcalfe, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
Greenville and the county around it
Greenville sits in Washington County, Mississippi, which means parcel data comes from the county. As the county seat, Greenville hosts the courthouse, which puts the Chancery Clerk close by. In and around Arcola, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the city limits toward Leland usually follows county rules, not municipal ones.
Questions for the planning office
When you call about land near Hollandale, give the parcel number and your intended use; staff can point to the right section of the ordinance. Also ask whether the lot near Hollandale is a legal lot of record, because nonconforming lots can carry limits.
Offices that can help
Recorded documents for a parcel near Hollandale come from the Chancery Clerk, often with an online index. Questions about what you can build around Leland need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Getting your bearings
Greenville holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Metcalfe, Leland, Arcola, and Hollandale, each with its own cluster of lots. About 41,946 people call Washington County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across some 724 square miles. Washington County was organized in 1827, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Landmarks such as Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge make handy reference points on the map near Leland.
Reading the district label
Pull the parcel up on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, note the parcel number, and use it when you ask the planning office near Arcola. In and around Metcalfe, district codes like R-1, C-2 or A-1 point to a table of rules in the ordinance; the letters vary from place to place.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Metcalfe, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Leland with its ID keeps working without signal.
Setbacks, lot size and uses
For land near Metcalfe, the ordinance spells out what's allowed outright and what needs approval. On ground around Metcalfe, overlays, whether historic, floodplain or corridor, can add rules on top of the base district.
Permits after zoning
Once zoning clears a project near Leland, a building permit is a separate step; septic or sewer and driveway access are often reviewed too.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Washington County touches Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, and Sharkey County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Hollandale can show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map as well. The Platbookmapper state page lists every bordering county map for Mississippi.
Asking for an exception
If the land is near Leland, expect an application, a fee, notice to neighbors and a public hearing.
Sections, lots and bearings
Mississippi follows the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Arcola 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 sections near Leland can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Metcalfe for any title or survey request.
Frequently asked
Are home businesses allowed near Leland?
Generally, rules near Leland usually cover signs, traffic and employees, so check before you start.
What is the zoning on a property near Hollandale?
Generally, find the parcel near Hollandale on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, confirm whether it's inside Greenville limits, then ask that planning office for the district.
Do deed restrictions override zoning near Metcalfe?
Good question; HOA rules and zoning are separate systems near Metcalfe, so follow whichever is stricter.
Is zoning on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer?
For most people, a zoning layer may be in the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer layer list; confirm any layer with planning staff in Greenville.
What's a legal description around Hollandale?
Out toward Metcalfe, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; copy it for any survey or title request.
Open the official Washington 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.