Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Sharkey County Plat Book, Mississippi: what to know
If the land is near Panther Burn, plat books show ownership by township; the parcel viewer shows it today.
Main page: Sharkey County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Looking for a Sharkey County plat book? It's a printed atlas of landownership, usually by township, useful for farms near Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge. Covered here for this county: how the atlas is organized, where to find editions, and the free online map that stays current, especially near Issaquena.
Tracking down a Sharkey County plat book
Out toward Issaquena, a plat book is a privately published atlas, that map ownership across the countryside, often organized by township.
The viewer Sharkey County publishes
Begin with the Sharkey County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers each tax parcel around Delta National Forest and Cary. For property near Cary, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For acreage around Anguilla, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Rolling Fork, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Anguilla helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Sharkey County in a few facts
Rolling Fork is the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Anguilla, Cary, Delta City, and Nitta Yuma. About 3,336 people live in this county (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across roughly 432 square miles for land near Delta City. Sharkey County dates to 1876, so old deeds can run back a long way. Places such as Delta National Forest are easy to spot when you zoom out.
Buying or borrowing a copy
Not every county has a current edition, try the county extension office, recorder's office or library near Issaquena.
A word on accuracy
With a lot near Nitta Yuma, the acreage figure is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on the ground. Around Delta City, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Making your own township pages
Print parcel views near Rolling Fork township by township to build your own up-to-date atlas.
Who uses plat books
Farmers, hunters and appraisers near Egremont use plat books to see ownership across many tracts at once.
Neighboring parcel maps
The county touches Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Washington County, and Yazoo County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Rolling Fork can show up across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For a tract near Panther Burn, our state page links every bordering county map across Mississippi.
How land is described here
Mississippi is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Cary reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Panther Burn can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Anguilla when you talk to a surveyor.
Current ownership online
Click a parcel near Delta National Forest for owner and acreage, then print or screenshot it.
The paper trail behind a parcel
For property near Issaquena, 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. For a tract near Nitta Yuma, have ready the book and page listed on the parcel record so staff can find the deed fast.
Atlas or legal document
Closer to Nitta Yuma, don't confuse the atlas with a recorded subdivision plat: the recorded plat at the Chancery Clerk is a legal document, and the atlas is just a guide.
Getting answers from the right desk
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Anguilla sit in the index kept by the Chancery Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Issaquena are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Questions about the Sharkey County plat book
Plat book or parcel viewer for land near Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge?
Good question; the viewer covers town lots near Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge too.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat around Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge?
In and around Cary, a survey sets boundaries, not an atlas; use a surveyor for lines.
Who sells plat books in Sharkey County?
Generally, editions come and go.
How accurate are plat book acreages for land near Delta City?
Closer to Anguilla, plat book acreage and lines are approximate; they're good for orientation.
What's the tax parcel number used for in Sharkey County?
It's the number the County Tax Assessor uses to track a tract near Egremont; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Sharkey 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.