County · code 28079
Leake CountyMississippi
Leake County is a county in Mississippi, formed in 1833 with its seat in Carthage.
- Founded1833
- County seatCarthage
- Named forWalter Leake
- Land area583 sq mi + 2.5 sq mi water
- Population21,275 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped17,178 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Leake 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 1833 from Madison County and Rankin County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Leake County was created on December 23, 1833, from Madison and Rankin counties. The county was named after Walter Leake.
- 1833Leake County created Leake created from Madison and Rankin. · Miss. Laws 1833, 17th sess., ch. 5, sec. 15/p. 37
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Leake
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 17,178 parcels from Leake County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 27 July 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Leake 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
Leake 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.
County government
- County government
The official website of Leake County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Leake 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 Leake County
- When was Leake County founded?
- Leake County was founded in 1833, formed from Madison County and Rankin County, and named after Walter Leake.
- What is the county seat of Leake County?
- The county seat of Leake County is Carthage.
- Is there an online parcel map for Leake County?
- Yes. Leake County publishes a parcel map of 17,178 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Leake County's boundary or name changed?
- Leake County was created in 1833 from Madison County and Rankin 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 Leake 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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