County · code 28159
Winston CountyMississippi
Winston County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Louisville, formed in 1833.
- Founded1833
- County seatLouisville
- Land area607 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
- Population17,714 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped16,757 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Winston on the map of Mississippi
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History
Formed in 1833 from Lowndes County, Madison County and Rankin County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Winston County was created on December 23, 1833, from portions of Lowndes, Madison, and Rankin counties. The county gained a small area from Neshoba County in 1873, and then gained and lost territory in exchanges with Choctaw County during 1874 and 1875.
- 1833Winston County created Winston created from Lowndes, Madison, and Rankin. · Miss. Laws 1833, 17th sess., ch. 5, sec. 6/p. 34
- 1873Gained territory Winston gained small area from Neshoba. · Miss. Laws 1873, called sess., ch. 19/p. 35
- 1874Lost territory Winston lost to Choctaw. · Miss. Laws 1874, reg. sess., ch. 112, secs. 1, 12, 14/pp. 220, 223-224
- 1875Gained territory Winston gained from Choctaw. · Miss. Laws 1875, called sess., ch. 216, secs. 1-4/pp. 25-27
- 1898Boundary clarified Winston boundaries were redefined (no change).no change· Miss. Laws 1898, spec. sess., ch. 91/p. 102
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Winston
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 16,757 parcels from Winston County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 3 September 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Winston 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
Winston 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
Winston 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 Winston County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Winston 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 Winston County
- When was Winston County founded?
- Winston County was founded in 1833, formed from Lowndes County, Madison County and Rankin County.
- What is the county seat of Winston County?
- The county seat of Winston County is Louisville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Winston County?
- Yes. Winston County publishes a parcel map of 16,757 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Winston County's boundary or name changed?
- Winston County was created in 1833 from Lowndes County, Madison County and Rankin County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Choctaw County and Neshoba County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Winston 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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