Holmes County, Mississippi Genealogy

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Parent County
1833--Holmes County was established from Yazoo County. County seat: Lexington

Record Loss
1884--A courthouse fire destroyed many of the records.

Populated Places
Lexington is the county seat located in the center of the county.

Tchula is on the western border of the county and is connected to Lexington via the Tchula/Lexington highway (modern day hwy 12).

Durant is on the eastern border of the county and is connected to Lexington via the Durant/Lexington highway (modern day highway 12).

Census records often reference these highways located between cities according to the city from which you are traveling towards the county seat of Lexington.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog