Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Montgomery County Plat Book, Mississippi: what to know
If the land is near Kilmichael, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Montgomery County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Montgomery County plat book? A plat book shows owners and tract lines on township pages, popular with hunters, farmers and buyers near Lodi. This Montgomery County guide covers: what's in a plat book, where to look for printed copies, and the free online map that stays current.
Tracking down a Montgomery County plat book
For property near Eskridge, plat books are commercial atlases, with owner names on each tract, usually township by township.
The viewer Montgomery County publishes
Begin with the Montgomery County ArcGIS parcel map; it maps every assessed parcel around Alva and Kilmichael. If you only know roughly where the land is, follow US Route 82 on the aerial and click the parcel itself, whether the land is near Eskridge or elsewhere in the county. With a lot near Lodi, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
A word on accuracy
Out toward Kilmichael, acreage on the record is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on the ground. Records update in batches, so a recent sale near Duck Hill may not show yet.
Legal descriptions in Mississippi
Mississippi uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Kilmichael reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Kilmichael can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Duck Hill before you request a deed or survey.
Making your own township pages
Screenshot each section of the viewer around Alva and keep them in a binder for the truck.
Offices that can help
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Stewart looks off go to the County Tax Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Winona are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Who uses plat books
Buyers and seed dealers around Alva rely on them to see ownership across many tracts at once.
A quick look at the area
Winona serves as the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include Duck Hill, Kilmichael, Stewart, and Alva. Roughly 9,600 people live in Montgomery County (Census estimate, 2023) on some 407 square miles. Montgomery County was formed in 1871, and some chains of title near Duck Hill are long.
Neighboring parcel maps
Montgomery County touches Attala County, Carroll County, Choctaw County, Grenada County, and Webster County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Huntsville can show up in two county records, so open the adjacent map too. For acreage around Winona, our state page lists each bordering county map across Mississippi.
Where to look for one
Libraries near Eskridge sometimes keep past atlases, useful for family or title research.
Between editions
The Montgomery County ArcGIS parcel map is updated more often than any atlas, for tracts near Huntsville.
Not the same thing
With a lot near Winona, a plat book is not a recorded plat: the recorded plat at the Chancery Clerk is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Alva, though signal can drop in rural spots. A saved image of the lot near Kilmichael and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
For land near Stewart, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the Chancery Clerk. With a lot near Lodi, inherited tracts in the county may trace back through several deeds, so a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Quick answers
Is the online parcel map better than a plat book for land near Eskridge?
For current owners, the viewer is usually better, and that holds around Duck Hill too.
How do I research old landowners around Winona?
For a home near Kilmichael, libraries and historical societies hold older editions.
Is a plat book legal proof around Alva?
For a home near Huntsville, recorded plats are legal documents at the Chancery Clerk, and plat books are references; check the deed.
Why does the plat book differ from the deed for land near Winona?
If the land is near Stewart, plat book acreage and lines are approximate; don't rely on them for boundaries.
Who do I call about a parcel near Eskridge?
For a tract near Duck Hill, values are the County Tax Assessor's job; recorded documents belong to the Chancery Clerk.
Open the official Montgomery 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.