Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Using the Marion County Hunting Map
Parcel lines and public-land maps work together near Bunker Hill.
Main page: Marion County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Kokomo? A useful Marion County hunting map combines two sources: public areas from Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and private lines from the county. This Marion County guide covers: state sources for public ground, how to read private parcel lines, and getting landowner permission the right way.
The Marion County hunting map: start here
If the land is near Expose, public hunting areas are mapped by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, along with seasons and regulations.
The viewer Marion County publishes
Go first to the Marion County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel in the county, Cheraw included. For a home near Expose, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For a tract near Cheraw, the record panel usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Sections, lots and bearings
Mississippi follows the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Kokomo reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Bunker Hill odd-sized. Keep the legal description for land near Columbia before you request a deed or survey.
Reading boundaries on the county map
The lines are tax drawings, so stay well inside them near Foxworth; paint or posted signs on the ground matter too.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around Bunker Hill come from the Chancery Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Building or septic questions for a lot near Expose are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Asking for permission
Closer to Expose, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and respect a no.
Neighboring parcel maps
Marion County meets Washington Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis County, Lamar County, Lawrence County, and Pearl River County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Expose may show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map too. On ground around Foxworth, the Platbookmapper state page links every neighboring county map across Mississippi.
Reading terrain
On the aerial around Expose, look for field edges, creek bottoms and timber lines; match each spot to its parcel.
What the map can't tell you
On ground around Cheraw, listed acreage is a tax-roll number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real boundary on the ground. If you're looking near Foxworth, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Good habits afield
Leave gates as you found them on land near Columbia, and tell someone where you'll be; owners remember good guests.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Columbia, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Cheraw with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For anything that matters, get the recorded deed through the Chancery Clerk; the viewer just points to it, which applies near Foxworth as much as anywhere. On ground around Kokomo, have ready the instrument number from the tax record and the lookup takes minutes.
Before you go
Check Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for seasons and licensing, and know your state's trespass rules wherever you hunt near Bunker Hill.
A quick look at the area
Columbia serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Foxworth, Kokomo, Bunker Hill, and Cheraw, each with its own cluster of lots. About 24,224 people call Marion County home (Census estimate, 2023) across roughly 542 square miles. Marion County was organized in 1811, which matters when you trace an old farm's title.
Marion County: common questions
When is hunting season in Mississippi near Kokomo?
For a parcel near Foxworth, licenses are sold through Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
How close to the line can I hunt near Bunker Hill?
The map isn't a survey.
Do I need written permission to hunt near Bunker Hill?
For a home near Bunker Hill, rules vary by state, so check Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks guidance.
How do I find public hunting areas near Columbia?
If the land is near Bunker Hill, start with Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks area listings; rules vary by area.
Is there a way to export the map around Bunker Hill?
For property near Cheraw, some viewers offer PDF export; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Marion 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.