County · code 28117
Prentiss CountyMississippi
Prentiss County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Booneville. The county was formed on April 15, 1870, and is named after Seargent Smith Prentiss.
- Founded1870
- County seatBooneville
- Named forSeargent Smith Prentiss
- Land area415 sq mi + 3.2 sq mi water
- Population25,008 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped18,621 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Prentiss 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 Itawamba County and Tishomingo County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Prentiss County was created from Itawamba and Tishomingo counties. The county gained territory from Union County in 1874 and lost territory to Tishomingo County in 1876.
- 1870Prentiss County created Prentiss created from Itawamba and Tishomingo. · Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 51, secs. 1-3, 18/pp. 118-119, 121
- 1870Boundary clarified Prentiss boundaries were clarified (no change).no change· Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 52, secs. 1, 3-4/pp. 122-123
- 1874Gained territory Prentiss gained from Union. · Miss. Laws 1874, reg. sess., ch. 68/p. 136
- 1876Lost territory Prentiss lost to Tishomingo. · Miss. Laws 1876, reg. sess., ch. 42/p. 39
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Prentiss
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 18,621 parcels from Prentiss County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 3 September 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Prentiss 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
Prentiss 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.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Prentiss County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Prentiss 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 Prentiss County
- When was Prentiss County founded?
- Prentiss County was founded in 1870, formed from Itawamba County and Tishomingo County, and named after Seargent Smith Prentiss.
- What is the county seat of Prentiss County?
- The county seat of Prentiss County is Booneville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Prentiss County?
- Yes. Prentiss County publishes a parcel map of 18,621 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Prentiss County's boundary or name changed?
- Prentiss County was created in 1870 from Itawamba County and Tishomingo County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Tishomingo County and Union County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Prentiss 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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