Joe W. Byrd

- A county surveyor is an elected official at the county level in Mississippi. They are in charge of land survey records, re-establishing and maintaining government survey monuments, and reviewing property boundaries and subdivision plans. 
- Before anything can be built in the county, the surveyor’s office must survey the land in order to properly assess what can be built where and how it can be constructed. 
- County surveyors are responsible for determining any risks and opportunities on plots of land that have potential for being developed. 
- Land surveying is one of the oldest known professions, and it is still relevant today! 