Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
The Prentiss County Plat Book and the online parcel map
Out toward Jumpertown, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Prentiss County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Hunting for the latest Prentiss County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, useful for farms near Altitude. What this county guide covers: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current around Marietta.
Getting started with the Prentiss County plat book
On ground around Blackland, a plat book is a privately published atlas, showing rural owners and tract lines, page by page across the county.
The viewer Prentiss County publishes
Lots and tracts near Booneville are published on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, a viewer that needs no account. Closer to Jumpertown, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. In and around Hobo Station, save the parcel ID from that panel; each clerk in the county will want it.
Prentiss County in a few facts
Booneville serves as the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Other places on the map include Baldwyn, Jumpertown, Marietta, and New Site, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 25,135 people live in Prentiss County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across roughly 415 square miles. Prentiss County dates to 1870, so old deeds can run back a long way.
Who uses plat books
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Blackland use plat books to see ownership across many tracts at once.
What the map can't tell you
If the land is near Booneville, the acreage figure is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real corners on the ground. Records update in batches, so a fresh transfer around Baldwyn might lag behind.
Printing your own
Print parcel views near Blackland township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Which office to call
Recorded documents for a parcel near Blackland are with the Chancery Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Building or septic questions for a lot near Hobo Station are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Editions and availability
Not every county has a current edition, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near New Site.
Reading the legal description
Mississippi uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around New Site reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Jumpertown can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Jumpertown for any title or survey request.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Marietta, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Altitude with its ID keeps working without signal.
Backing up the map with records
Out toward Jumpertown, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the Chancery Clerk. Out toward Hobo Station, use the instrument number listed on the parcel record so staff can find the deed fast.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Prentiss County borders Alcorn County, Itawamba County, Lee County, Tippah County, and Tishomingo County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Ground near Altitude that runs to the line can be split in two county records, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. On ground around Blackland, our state page lists each bordering county map for Mississippi.
Current ownership online
Between printed editions, the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer shows current owners, including rural land around Jumpertown.
Two kinds of plat
For a tract near Booneville, 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.
Quick answers
Why does the plat book differ from the deed around Baldwyn?
For acreage around Marietta, the deed and a survey decide.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat near Hobo Station?
If the land is near Blackland, recorded plats are legal documents at the Chancery Clerk, and plat books are references.
Is there a current Prentiss County plat book?
Generally, editions come and go.
Should I use the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer instead around Jumpertown?
For a tract near Baldwyn, the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer is free and updated more often.
How is land described in Mississippi deeds around Jumpertown?
If you're looking near Booneville, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; copy it for any survey or title request.
Open the official Prentiss 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.