Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
The Perry County Plat Book: a Mississippi guide
Township atlases, old editions and current owners in Perry County, starting near Richton.
Main page: Perry County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Perry County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Perry County plat book is the township-by-township atlas farmers, hunters and land buyers around New Augusta have kept in the truck for generations. This guide covers finding a printed edition for Perry County, Mississippi, and using the free parcel map in the meantime.
What a Perry County plat book is
A plat book, sometimes called a land atlas, lists each township in Perry County as a page, with ownership blocks labeled by owner name and rough acreage. It's different from a recorded plat, which is the official survey drawing for a subdivision in New Augusta filed with the county.
Step one: the free Perry County viewer
For Perry County, the free public parcel layer is state-run: open the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer and pan to New Augusta. Use the search box for an address in Richton or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a parcel near New Augusta. Our Perry County, MS page keeps the official link and the maps next door to New Augusta in one place.
Where Perry County plat books turn up
Try the library in New Augusta or a local historical society for older Perry County editions; libraries sometimes keep past atlases for reference. Collectors and genealogists prize old Perry County atlases as they show farm names and owners near Janice long before online maps.
Reading a Perry County atlas page
Many atlases add rural residence listings and road maps, handy on back roads near Janice. Small parcels and town lots in Richton are commonly too small to label on an atlas page, which is another reason the online map is better for them. For a land purchase near Beaumont, rely on the county parcel record and a title search, not an atlas.
Editions, deeds and printouts
Names in an older Perry County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near Janice. If you cannot track down a printed edition, a screenshot of each township from the county map makes a serviceable homemade atlas for the area around New Augusta.
What drives land use around New Augusta
County Business Patterns counted 140 business establishments in Perry County for 2022, led by retail trade, health care and social assistance, and other services. Compared with national shares, Perry County leans toward forestry and logging and wood product manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near New Augusta.
From New Augusta to the back roads
New Augusta is the county seat, and Beaumont and Richton are among the other towns on the county map. Unincorporated communities in Perry County, including Runnelstown, Corinth, and Good Hope, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Perry County had an estimated 11,315 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 647 square miles. Outside Beaumont, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Perry County was organized in 1820, so deeds for older farms near New Augusta can run back a long way.
Neighboring maps around Perry County
Perry County borders Forrest County, George County, Greene County, Jones County, and Stone County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Mississippi page links each map neighboring Perry County.
Current owners without a printed book
The MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer works as a living Perry County plat book, with owner names and parcel lines over aerial photos of Perry County. Phone signal can be thin near Janice, so save the parcel IDs you need well before you head out.
Quick answers for Perry County
Where can I track down old plat books for Perry County, Mississippi?
Some libraries and historical societies keep older Perry County atlases; ask what's available near New Augusta.
Is the Perry County, Mississippi online map better than a plat book?
For current owners near New Augusta, yes; the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer updates as deeds are processed.
Can I buy a new plat book for Perry County, Mississippi?
It depends on whether a publisher has a county edition in print; local offices in Richton usually know.
What is the difference between a plat book and a plat in Perry County?
No; a lot in Richton answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is just a reference.
Does a Perry County plat book show property lines?
Only roughly; a Perry County plat book is a reference, so a licensed survey decides the real line.
Open the official Perry County, MS parcel map Perry County 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.