County · code 28129
Smith CountyMississippi
Smith County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Raleigh. It was established on December 23, 1833.
- Founded1833
- County seatRaleigh
- Land area636 sq mi + 1 sq mi water
- Population14,209 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped16,877 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Smith 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 Covington County, Jones County and Rankin County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Smith County was created on December 23, 1833, from parts of Covington County, Jones County, and Rankin County.
- 1833Smith County created Smith created from Covington, Jones, and Rankin. · Miss. Laws 1833, 17th sess., ch. 5, sec. 13/p. 36
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Smith
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 16,877 parcels from Smith County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 18 August 2021 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Smith 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
Smith 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
Smith 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 Smith County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Smith 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 Smith County
- When was Smith County founded?
- Smith County was founded in 1833, formed from Covington County, Jones County and Rankin County.
- What is the county seat of Smith County?
- The county seat of Smith County is Raleigh.
- Is there an online parcel map for Smith County?
- Yes. Smith County publishes a parcel map of 16,877 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Smith County's boundary or name changed?
- Smith County was created in 1833 from Covington County, Jones 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 Smith 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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