County · code 28053
Humphreys CountyMississippi
Humphreys County is a county in Mississippi, with its county seat in Belzoni. The county was formed on May 31, 1918, from parts of Holmes, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, and Yazoo counties.
- Founded1918
- County seatBelzoni
- Named forBenjamin Grubb Humphreys
- Land area419 sq mi + 13 sq mi water
- Population7,785 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,337 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Humphreys 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 1918 from Holmes County, Sharkey County, Sunflower County, Washington County and Yazoo County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Humphreys County was created from Holmes, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, and Yazoo counties on May 31, 1918. It was named after Benjamin Grubb Humphreys.
- 1918Humphreys County created Humphreys created from Holmes, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, and Yazoo. · HRS Miss., Humphreys, 6; Miss. Laws 1918, reg. sess., ch. 348, secs. 1-2/pp. 368-369; Chancery Clerk, Humphreys Co., telephone query, 15 November 1989
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Humphreys
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 8,337 parcels from Humphreys County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 24 July 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Humphreys 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
Humphreys 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
Humphreys County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Humphreys County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Humphreys 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 Humphreys County
- When was Humphreys County founded?
- Humphreys County was founded in 1918, formed from Holmes County, Sharkey County, Sunflower County, Washington County and Yazoo County, and named after Benjamin Grubb Humphreys.
- What is the county seat of Humphreys County?
- The county seat of Humphreys County is Belzoni.
- Is there an online parcel map for Humphreys County?
- Yes. Humphreys County publishes a parcel map of 8,337 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Humphreys County's boundary or name changed?
- Humphreys County was created in 1918 from Holmes County, Sharkey County, Sunflower County, Washington County and Yazoo County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Humphreys 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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