County · code 28139
Tippah CountyMississippi
Tippah County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Ripley, formed in 1836.
- Founded1836
- County seatRipley
- Land area458 sq mi + 2.1 sq mi water
- Population21,815 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped17,780 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Tippah 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 1836 from Monroe County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Tippah County was created from Monroe County on March 1, 1836. The county lost territory in 1870 with the creation of Alcorn County on April 15, Union County on July 7, and Benton County on July 21.
- 1836Tippah County created Tippah created from Monroe. · Miss. Laws 1836, reg. sess., par. 3/p. 10
- 1870Lost territory Tippah lost to creation of Alcorn. · Miss. Laws 1870, ch. 51, secs. 1-3, 18/pp. 118-119, 121
- 1870Lost territory Tippah lost to creation of Union. · Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 54, secs. 1, 9, 11/pp. 126, 128-129
- 1870Lost territory Tippah lost to creation of Benton. · Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 50, secs. 1, 10/pp. 115, 118
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Tippah
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 17,780 parcels from Tippah County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Tippah 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
Tippah 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
Tippah 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 Tippah County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Tippah 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 Tippah County
- When was Tippah County founded?
- Tippah County was founded in 1836, formed from Monroe County.
- What is the county seat of Tippah County?
- The county seat of Tippah County is Ripley.
- Is there an online parcel map for Tippah County?
- Yes. Tippah County publishes a parcel map of 17,780 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Tippah County's boundary or name changed?
- Tippah County was created in 1836 from Monroe County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Alcorn County, Benton County and Union County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Tippah 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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