Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Union County Plat Book (Mississippi)
Printed plat books and the free online map for owners around Sherman.
Main page: Union County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Union County facts and neighboring maps).
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People who grew up near Myrtle remember the Union County plat book as the book that named every farm. Below is how to track one down for Union County, MS, and what the online map does better.
What a Union County plat book is
Private publishers compile plat books from county records, so a county edition is a snapshot of who owned land near Myrtle the year it was printed. Deeds and recorded plats, not the atlas, still govern land near Jugfork in the county.
Opening the Union County parcel viewer
Union County publishes its parcels on the Union County ArcGIS parcel map, which runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map, free to use for a lot in New Albany or a property near Blue Springs. Most people find their Union County tract fastest by searching an address in Blue Springs, then clicking the outline. Our Union County, MS page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Blue Springs in one place.
Finding a printed Union County plat book
Whether a current Union County edition exists varies, so ask locally in Myrtle before ordering; county offices frequently know if one is in print. An old atlas can help trace when a property near Sherman split off from a larger farm.
Atlas details and limits
Many atlases add rural residence listings and road maps, handy on back roads near Jugfork. Owner names in an older Union County edition may be decades out of date, so confirm on the county map before contacting anyone near Jugfork. If you use a plat book for hunting permission near Sherman, recheck the landowner on the county map first.
Making your own atlas of Union County
Names in an older Union County atlas can lead you to the right deed in the grantor-grantee index for land near Jugfork. If you cannot find a printed edition, a screenshot of each township from the county map makes a serviceable homemade atlas for the area around Blue Springs.
Work and land use in Union County
Union County's 2022 business count was 537 establishments, with retail trade, other services, and accommodation and food services the largest groups. Compared with national shares, Union County leans toward transportation equipment manufacturing and furniture manufacturing, which shapes demand for land near Sherman.
From New Albany to the back roads
New Albany is the county seat, and Myrtle, Sherman, and Blue Springs are among the other towns on the county map. Unincorporated communities in Union County, including Alpine, Enterprise, and Etta, display up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Union County had an estimated 28,284 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 416 square miles. The Union County map mixes subdivision lots near Myrtle with farm and wooded tracts farther out. With a founding date of 1870, Union County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Neighboring maps around Union County
Union County borders Benton County, Lafayette County, Lee County, Marshall County, and Pontotoc County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Every map bordering Union County is listed on our Mississippi directory.
Current owners without a printed book
Between editions, use the Union County ArcGIS parcel map; it lists owners, acreage and parcel IDs for land near Sherman at no cost. Phone signal can be thin near Jugfork, so save the parcel IDs you need before you head out.
Union County plat book questions
Can I use a plat book to find lot lines near Blue Springs?
Only roughly; a Union County plat book is a reference, so a fresh survey decides the real line.
Are older plat books for Union County, Mississippi online?
Some libraries and historical societies keep older Union County atlases; ask what's available near Sherman.
Is a plat book the same as a recorded plat for a lot in Blue Springs?
No; a lot in Blue Springs answers to its recorded plat, and the county atlas is just a reference.
Should I use the Union County, Mississippi parcel map instead of a plat book?
For current owners near Sherman, yes; the Union County ArcGIS parcel map updates as deeds are processed.
Is there a current plat book for Union County, Mississippi?
It depends on whether a publisher has a county edition in print; local offices in Blue Springs generally know.
Open the official Union County, MS parcel map Union 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.