Lee County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Lee County, Mississippi ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Gen. Robert E. Lee. The County has Tupelo as its seat and the County was created October 26, 1866. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse 200 W Jefferson St; PO Box 7127 Tupelo, MS 38802 Phone: 662.841.9100 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Justice Court has court records.

Parent County
1866--Lee County was created 26 October 1866 from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties. County seat: Tupelo

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
1873, 1904--Courthouse fires destroyed records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chickasaw
 * Itawamba
 * Monroe
 * Pontotoc
 * Prentiss
 * Union

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

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

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Lee County


 * July 14-15, 1864 = Tupelo also known as Harrisburg


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1868-1888 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1867-1917 - Lee County Marriage Books 1-14 Index 1867-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Northeast MS Historical & Genealogical Society PO Box 434 Tupelo, MS 38801 Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society

See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Tupelo Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Lee County MSGenWeb
 * Lee County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lee County, Mississippi project.Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.