County · code 28009
Benton CountyMississippi
Benton County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Ashland. It was formed on July 21, 1870.
- Founded1870
- County seatAshland
- Named forSamuel Benton
- Land area407 sq mi + 2 sq mi water
- Population7,646 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped9,410 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Benton on the map of Mississippi
Mississippi has 82 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1870 from Marshall County and Tippah County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Benton County was created from Marshall and Tippah counties and named after Samuel Benton. The county exchanged land with Marshall County on several occasions between 1871 and 1876.
- 1870Benton County created Benton created from Marshall and Tippah. · Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 50, secs. 1, 10/pp. 115, 118
- 1871Exchanged territory Benton exchanged with Marshall. · Miss. Rev. Code 1871, ch. 2, art. 2, pars. 20-89/pp. 12-29
- 1876Exchanged territory Benton exchanged with Marshall. · Miss. Laws 1876, reg. sess., ch. 164/pp. 271-272
- 1876Exchanged territory Benton exchanged with Marshall. · Miss. Laws 1876, reg. sess., ch. 144/p. 253
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Benton
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 9,410 parcels from Benton County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 1 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Benton County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Benton by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Benton County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Benton County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Benton County
- When was Benton County founded?
- Benton County was founded in 1870, formed from Marshall County and Tippah County, and named after Samuel Benton.
- What is the county seat of Benton County?
- The county seat of Benton County is Ashland.
- Is there an online parcel map for Benton County?
- Yes. Benton County publishes a parcel map of 9,410 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Benton County's boundary or name changed?
- Benton County was created in 1870 from Marshall County and Tippah County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Marshall County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Benton County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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