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Wilkinson County, MS tax sales

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

New to tax sales? Read how Mississippi tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Late August.
County office
(601) 888-4562
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How Wilkinson 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
Wilkinson County Tax Assessor/Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Late August.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Late August. Wilkinson County publishes no sale date of its own, and its August 2026 county calendar carries no tax sale entry. The Mississippi Secretary of State's tax-forfeited lands rules state the statewide schedule: "These 'tax sales' occur annually in each county, beginning on the last Monday of August, and, at the option of the tax collector (infrequently exercised), on the first Monday of April." Confirm the current year's date, start time and location with the Tax Assessor/Collector at (601) 888-4562 before you plan a bid.
Registration and deposit

Wilkinson County publishes no bidder registration process, deposit requirement or registration deadline online. The county site has no tax sale page, no bidder packet and no sale form in its Forms section. Contact the Tax Assessor/Collector at (601) 888-4562 or [email protected] to ask how bidders register, what deposit is required, and how the sale is conducted.

Sale format and venue
Wilkinson County runs the annual land sale through the combined Tax Assessor/Collector office in Woodville. That office's page confirms the duty and nothing more, stating that "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." No online auction platform is confirmed for this county. Wilkinson County does not appear in the Mississippi jurisdiction list on the GovEase live auction site, which is the platform most Mississippi counties use, and the county website names no platform, so treat the sale as one you must arrange directly with the Tax Assessor/Collector until that office confirms otherwise. One trap for bidders searching by place name: GovEase does list "MS - Town of Woodville," which is the municipal tax sale run by the Town of Woodville, not the Wilkinson County land sale. Registering for that municipal auction will not get you into the county sale. The county also publishes no delinquent or sale list online, so request the advertised list from the Tax Assessor/Collector. Redemption and delinquent payoff run through the Chancery Clerk: the county's own How Do I page answers "How do I pay my delinquent taxes?" with "Contact the Chancery Clerk's office." Mississippi allows a two-year redemption period, and parcels struck off to the state and never redeemed are certified by the Chancery Clerk to the Secretary of State, then sold as tax-forfeited state land by the Public Lands Division.
Source: Wilkinson County, Mississippi - Tax Assessor/Collector· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Wilkinson County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Wilkinson 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

    Late August. 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 Wilkinson County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Wilkinson 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

    Wilkinson County publishes no bidder registration process, deposit requirement or registration deadline online. The county site has no tax sale page, no bidder packet and no sale form in its Forms section. Contact the Tax Assessor/Collector at (601) 888-4562 or [email protected] to ask how bidders register, what deposit is required, and how the sale is conducted.

  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)

Wilkinson County Tax Assessor/Collector

(601) 888-4562

532 Commercial Row, PO Box 695, Woodville, MS 39669

Official website

County notes

  • Chancery Clerk (redemption, delinquent tax payoff, and the sale record): Nakia Stewart, Chancery Clerk and Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, 525 Main Street, PO Box 516, Woodville, MS 39669. Phone (601) 430-1913, fax (601) 888-6205, [email protected]. Source: https://www.wilkinson.co.ms.gov/chancery-clerk
  • Tax Assessor/Collector officeholder as published: Jeremy Jarrod Ephion, with fax (601) 888-7335 and email [email protected].
  • The Wilkinson County courthouse is at 525 Main Street, Woodville, MS 39669, per the county's How Do I page.
  • Wilkinson County has no separate .gov domain in the federal .gov registry. Its official site is the state subdomain https://www.wilkinson.co.ms.gov/, which is the site all facts here were read from.
  • The county offers a parcel viewer at https://wilkinsonms.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=71e674648d4445519cee367433b511a7 for parcel research. It is a mapping tool, not a sale list.
  • Verification gap to close on the next pass: whether the sale is held on the courthouse steps or on a platform the county has not published. Wilkinson County is absent from the GovEase Mississippi jurisdiction list while neighboring Adams, Amite-area and Franklin jurisdictions appear there, so the absence is a real signal rather than a missing page.

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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County tax certificate sale?

Late August. Wilkinson County publishes no sale date of its own, and its August 2026 county calendar carries no tax sale entry. The Mississippi Secretary of State's tax-forfeited lands rules state the statewide schedule: "These 'tax sales' occur annually in each county, beginning on the last Monday of August, and, at the option of the tax collector (infrequently exercised), on the first Monday of April." Confirm the current year's date, start time and location with the Tax Assessor/Collector at (601) 888-4562 before you plan a bid. 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 Wilkinson County Tax Assessor/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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