Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Lawrence County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Mississippi  Lawrence County

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse PO Box 40 Monticello, MS 39654 Phone: 601.587.7162 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage,and court records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records from 1815.

Parent County
1814--Lawrence County was created 22 December 1814 from Marion County. County seat: Monticello

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Some records have been lost. For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Copiah
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lincoln
 * Marion
 * Simpson
 * Walthall

Census

 * 1818 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823-1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1830 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * Men from Lawrence County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lawrence County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company F - Bradford’s Battery
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Goode Rifles
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Hargrove’s Company
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Lawrence Rifles [also listed as Co. C]

Taxation

 * 1813-1888 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1817-1920 - Lawrence County Marriage Books 6-8 and A-G Index 1817-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Lawrence County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.