Resources
Property & Survey Resources for Mississippi & Alabama Landowners
Getting a survey goes faster when you have your property information ready. Below are the tools South Mississippi and Alabama landowners use most: property record searches, parcel/PPIN lookups, GIS maps, and the licensing boards that regulate professional surveyors, plus quick guidance on preparing for your survey.
How to find your PPIN or parcel number in Jones County, MS
Your PPIN (Parcel Property Identification Number) is the unique ID your county assigns to your property. In Jones County, MS, you can look it up free by owner name, address, or parcel number using the county’s Property Link portal. Having your PPIN ready helps us locate your parcel precisely when you request a survey.
In another county? Search “[your county] MS property link” or “[your county] tax assessor,” or just call us at (601) 428-0600 and we can help you locate it.
County GIS maps give a rough view of your parcel — they are not a substitute for a survey, and mapped lines can be off by many feet.
Property records & surveyor licensing boards
Every professional surveyor working in Mississippi or Alabama is licensed by that state’s board. Use these official sources to verify a license or to start a records search in your county.
Mississippi
Most Mississippi counties publish their own tax assessor and GIS parcel search. If yours is hard to find, call the office and we’ll point you to it.
Alabama
In Alabama, parcel and deed records are held by each county’s revenue commissioner or tax assessor. Search “[your county] AL revenue commissioner property search.”
Checklist
How to prepare for your survey
Locate Your Deed
Pull your deed and any prior survey or plat, if you have them.
Find Your PPIN
Your parcel number pinpoints your property in county records.
Note Corners & Markers
Known corners, fences, or markers, plus any line questions or disputes.
List Your Goal
Selling, building, fencing, splitting the lot, financing, permitting, or resolving a boundary.
Gather Documents
Deed, plat, closing docs, or a site plan, upload them when you request a survey.
Have these ready and your survey moves faster. Missing something? We’ll help you track it down.
Ready when you are
Got your documents together?
Upload them with your request and drop a pin on your parcel — we’ll take it from there.
Records & PPIN questions
What a PPIN is, where to find it, and what documents actually help.
A PPIN (Parcel Property Identification Number) is the unique number your county assigns to a parcel of land. It lets us pull your exact property record and locate the parcel with confidence. It’s helpful but not required — if you don’t have it, your address and a pin on the map work too.
For Jones County, MS, use the county’s Property Link portal and search by your name, address, or parcel number — your PPIN appears in the results. Other counties have similar online searches. On our Request a Survey form, “Don’t know your PPIN? Click here” takes you straight to the lookup.
It helps but isn’t required to start. A deed, prior survey, or plat speeds up research and improves accuracy, and you can upload them right on our Request a Survey form. If you can’t find them, we can help locate the records as part of the job.
Each state has a licensing board: the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Surveyors (PEPLS) and the Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors (BELS). Saul Surveying’s professionals are licensed in both states, and we provide credentials on request.
Yes. County GIS maps are great for a rough view of your parcel, but they’re not a substitute for a survey, and mapped lines can be off by many feet. If you’re unsure what a GIS map is telling you, call us and we’ll walk you through it.