[2] In 2017, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated 470 vehicles traveling on MS 462 southwest of Vellie Morand Road on average each day.

[1] MS 462 starts at the intersection with US 61 and Grand Gulf Road north of Port Gibson, and it travels eastward.

[5] The route crosses Lick Branch,[2] and it intersects Vellie Morand Road.

[5] Around 1958, a gravel road was constructed from US 61 near Port Gibson to a point 4.5 miles (7.2 km) away from the western terminus, and it was designated as MS 462.

[7][8] By 1960, the route was connected to MS 461 via a gravel county road that crossed Big Black River.