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Mississippi statewide property mapCounty GIS map · Property lines · Parcel number

Mississippi's statewide map of property lines. Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries.
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Mississippi property taxProperty records

In Mississippi the County Tax Assessor values your home and land and the County Tax Collector sends the bill. The Department of Revenue sets the rules and runs the homestead exemption.
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Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsAerial imagery

Digitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
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- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
State Plane Coordinate System zonesGIS data downloads

The official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
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- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
Mississippi floodplain and flood mapsFlood zones

Mississippi's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityWetlands · Lakes and water

Mississippi's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
USDA Web Soil SurveySoils

Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
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Mississippi Office of GeologyElevation

Mississippi geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
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- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover

National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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Mississippi state landsPublic land

State-owned land in Mississippi: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
Mississippi State ArchivesPlats

Historical Mississippi government records, early land records, plats and maps.
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- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
Mississippi licensed land surveyor lookupSurveys and section corners

Search the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 601-359-6160.
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
US Census GeocoderAddresses and 911 numbers

Free service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
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Mississippi Department of TransportationRoads

State highways in Mississippi: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
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- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
Mississippi coastal and shoreline rulesShoreland

The Mississippi coast: tidelands, wetlands permits, piers and what you may build on or near the water.
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Mississippi hurricane evacuation zonesHazards and emergency information

MEMA hurricane page with evacuation zone and storm surge maps for Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties and the state evacuation map.
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Mississippi septic system permitsIn Mississippi the State Department of Health permits individual onsite wastewater systems. Start here for the permit, the site evaluation and the approved ins…
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