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Tishomingo County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Tishomingo County, seat of Iuka: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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Next sale
on the last Monday in August, 2026
County office
(662) 423-7048
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How Tishomingo County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Mississippi holds no separate tax deed auction. The land is sold once, at the tax collector's annual land sale. When the two-year redemption period expires without redemption, the chancery clerk executes a deed of conveyance to the tax-sale purchaser on demand.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

Run by
Tishomingo County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Annual. The Tax Collector's page states the office "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments" but publishes no date, calendar or notice. Mississippi's annual land sale is set statewide for the last Monday in August, so plan around late August and call the Tax Collector at (662) 423-7048 to confirm the current year's date.
Registration and deposit

Tishomingo County publishes no bidder registration instructions, deposit terms or payment rules on its website. Contact the Tax Collector's office at (662) 423-7048 or [email protected] ahead of the sale to confirm how to register, what deposit is required and how winning bids must be paid.

Sale format and venue
No online auction platform is confirmed for Tishomingo County, so verify the sale format with the office before planning a bid. The county website carries no tax sale page, no delinquent tax list and no sale notice; the Tax Collector's page describes the annual sale only in general terms. Tishomingo is also absent from GovEase's Mississippi jurisdiction list, which carries roughly 68 Mississippi counties including the neighboring counties of Alcorn, Prentiss, Itawamba, Tippah and Tate. That absence suggests the sale is conducted live at the courthouse rather than online, though the county does not state the format anywhere. Redemption runs through the Chancery Clerk at (662) 423-7010; the Chancery Court fee schedule lists a "Tax Sale: Confirm/Cancel" filing at $158.00, which is the only tax sale reference published anywhere on the county site.
Source: Tishomingo County Tax Collector, official county website· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Tishomingo County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Tishomingo County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Get the advertised list

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    on the last Monday in August, 2026 The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Tishomingo County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Tishomingo County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Tishomingo County publishes no bidder registration instructions, deposit terms or payment rules on its website. Contact the Tax Collector's office at (662) 423-7048 or [email protected] ahead of the sale to confirm how to register, what deposit is required and how winning bids must be paid.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Mississippi due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Mississippi counties do not keep an over-the-counter list. A tract that draws no bid is struck off to the state, and if it is still unredeemed after two years the chancery clerk certifies it to the Secretary of State. Any person may then apply in writing to the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division to buy the parcel, and the office may also sell state-forfeited land by sealed bid after three weeks of newspaper advertisement, or by online auction.

Mississippi Secretary of State tax-forfeited land inventory and application

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Tishomingo County Tax Collector

(662) 423-7048

1008 Battleground Drive, Room 213, Iuka, MS 38852

Official website

County notes

  • Tishomingo County's website has no tax sale page, no published delinquent tax list and no sale calendar. The Tax Collector's page confirms only that the office must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.
  • Tax Collector: Jena P. McNatt. Office at 1008 Battleground Drive, Room 213, Iuka, MS 38852. Phone (662) 423-7048, fax (662) 423-2388, email [email protected].
  • Chancery Clerk: Peyton Cummings. Office at 1008 Battleground Drive, Iuka, MS 38852. Phone (662) 423-7010, fax (662) 423-7005, email [email protected]. The Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and processes redemptions under Miss. Code Ann. Chapter 45.
  • Tishomingo County does not appear on GovEase's Mississippi jurisdiction list, the platform most Mississippi counties use for online tax lien sales. Bidders should assume the sale may be held live at the courthouse until the Tax Collector confirms otherwise.
  • The county's "How Do I?" page directs residents paying delinquent taxes to the Circuit Clerk's office. That conflicts with the Chancery Clerk's statutory role in land sale records and redemptions, so call the Chancery Clerk directly rather than relying on that page.
  • The county website links to a chancery records public access portal at https://tishomingo.crmspublic.com for searching recorded county records.
  • The Chancery Court filing fee schedule includes a "Tax Sale: Confirm/Cancel" item at $158.00, useful context for the cost of confirming or cancelling a sale after the fact.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
1.5% floor at redemption
Redemption
Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-1 requires the chancery clerk to issue notice to the record owner within 180 days and not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-3 then requires the sheriff or a constable to serve a resident owner, the clerk to mail the notice by registered or certified mail, and the owner's name and the legal description to be published in a county newspaper at least 45 days before the period ends. Recorded lienors get their own notice. If the clerk inadvertently fails to send the notice, the sale is void. The clerk's fees for that work are taxed against the owner on redemption and against the purchaser if the land is not redeemed.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount bid above the taxes and costs is reported to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. If the land is redeemed, or the purchaser's title is defeated or set aside, the county keeps the excess. If the land is not redeemed, the former owner may request the excess after the redemption period ends, and the county keeps it if no request comes within two years.
Governing statute
Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Tishomingo County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Mississippi investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Tax Collector runs the sale.

When is the Tishomingo County tax certificate sale?

Annual. The Tax Collector's page states the office "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments" but publishes no date, calendar or notice. Mississippi's annual land sale is set statewide for the last Monday in August, so plan around late August and call the Tax Collector at (662) 423-7048 to confirm the current year's date. Always confirm the exact date with the County Tax Collector before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Mississippi's redemption rule: 2 years from the day of the tax sale. Call the Tishomingo County Tax Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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