Blog · October 13, 2026 · Mississippi
Using the Yalobusha County GIS Map
A practical guide to the Yalobusha County GIS map: the official link, towns and land across the county, property lines, and where deeds are recorded.
Main page: Yalobusha County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Yalobusha County facts and neighboring maps).
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The Yalobusha County GIS map turns a drive past an empty field near Water Valley into a name, a parcel number and an acreage figure.
This guide walks through the official link, the kinds of land you'll find around Water Valley, and what to do when the map and the ground don't agree.
Getting into the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer
Yalobusha County doesn't run its own public parcel site. The free option is the statewide MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, which includes the county's parcels. For land around Tillatoba with no street number, zoom to the road and click the tract to open its record. We track the link on our Yalobusha County directory page, so check there if it stops loading.
Who needs this map
A lot of different people around Water Valley rely on this map.
- Bowhunters and waterfowlers around Oakland use the parcel layer to see which owners control a creek bottom, a woodlot or a field edge.
- Land shoppers looking between Oakland and Tillatoba measure road frontage on the map and check whether a tract is landlocked.
- Someone house hunting in Oakland can check whether a yard really is as big as the listing implies, and who owns the open lot behind it.
- Current owners in Yalobusha County pull their parcel before a tax appeal, a refinance or a talk with the neighbor about a fence.
Yalobusha County at a glance: towns and land
Coffeeville and Water Valley is the county seat, and other towns on the map include Oakland and Tillatoba. Yalobusha County was created in 1834. The county's land area is about 467 square miles, and the Census Bureau estimated 12,386 residents there in 2023. Zoom out from Water Valley and the lots turn into fields and timber quickly; a few acreage homesites break up the larger tracts. Holly Springs National Forest is a big draw, and the private tracts that border public land are often the first ones hunters and cabin buyers ask about.
The Yalobusha County economy in brief
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 180 business establishments in Yalobusha County in 2022, and the largest groups were retail trade, other services, and accommodation and food services. Relative to the U.S. as a whole, Yalobusha County is heavy on utilities and heavy and civil engineering construction.
Reading property lines on the Yalobusha County GIS map
On rural tracts near Scobey, the parcel lines can drift from the fences on the ground, sometimes by more than a few feet. Square-ish tracts around Oakland are no accident: Mississippi land was surveyed into sections, and deeds still describe land that way. Corner pins, a recorded plat and a Mississippi licensed surveyor beat any line on a screen.
Behind the map: land records in Yalobusha County
The paper trail for a tract near Water Valley lives with the chancery clerk; the map itself is an assessment product. Mississippi puts land records with the chancery clerk, so that office in Yalobusha County is where to request deeds and plats. If the Yalobusha County parcel record shows an instrument number, that number is the shortcut to the recorded deed.
Private and public hunting ground in Yalobusha County
The woods between Coffeeville and Scobey can look like one block from the road, but the parcel layer often shows several owners. Public options include Holly Springs National Forest; check the boundaries carefully, because private inholdings and neighboring tracts aren't open to the public. Check the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for public hunting areas and current regulations before you hunt near Coffeeville. Landowners in Yalobusha County hear from a lot of hunters; a specific request that names the parcel stands out.
Neighboring counties
Looking at land between Water Valley and the Calhoun County line? Remember that Calhoun County, Grenada County, Lafayette County, Panola County, and Tallahatchie County each keep separate parcel records. The Mississippi county list links every neighboring map from Yalobusha County.
Common questions
Does the Yalobusha County, MS map show flood zones?
For a lot near Oakland, check the viewer's layer list first; FEMA's flood map service fills in if there's no flood layer.
How do hunters use the Yalobusha County parcel map?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Scobey; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
How can I see my lot lines in Yalobusha County?
Find the tract near Oakland on the parcel map, note the legal description, and compare it with the recorded deed. If you need certainty, a Mississippi licensed surveyor can stake the corners.
Can I find the owner of a vacant lot in Yalobusha County?
Look up the address in Tillatoba, or click the tract. Owner names on the Yalobusha County map come from recorded deeds.
Open the official Yalobusha County, MS parcel map Yalobusha 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.