County · code 28131
Stone CountyMississippi
Stone County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Wiggins, formed in 1916.
- Founded1916
- County seatWiggins
- Named forJohn Marshall Stone
- Land area445 sq mi + 2.6 sq mi water
- Population18,333 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped14,204 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Stone 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 1916 from Harrison County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
The county was created from Harrison County on May 10, 1916. It was named after John Marshall Stone.
- 1912Changed Legislature authorized creation of Stone from Forrest, George, Harrison, and Perry, dependent upon local referendum that failed (no change). · HRS Miss., St. and Co., 112-113; Miss. Laws 1912, reg. sess., ch. 348, secs. 1, 3, 21/pp. 394-395, 402 and ch. 349, secs. 1, 3, 21/pp. 402-403, 409
- 1916Stone County created Stone created from Harrison. · Miss. Laws 1916, reg. sess., ch. 527, secs. 1, 3/pp. 593-594; Minutes of Stone Co. Board of Supervisors, 5 June 1916, p. 2
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Stone
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 14,204 parcels from Stone County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 5 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Stone 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
Stone 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
Stone 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 Stone County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Stone 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 Stone County
- When was Stone County founded?
- Stone County was founded in 1916, formed from Harrison County, and named after John Marshall Stone.
- What is the county seat of Stone County?
- The county seat of Stone County is Wiggins.
- Is there an online parcel map for Stone County?
- Yes. Stone County publishes a parcel map of 14,204 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Stone County's boundary or name changed?
- Stone County was created in 1916 from Harrison County. Its boundary has been clarified one time since, with no change on the ground.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Stone 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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