Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States Mississippi  Jefferson Davis County

County Courthouse
Jefferson Davis County Courthouse 1025 3rd St; CO Box 1137 Prentiss, MS 39474 Phone: 601.792.4024

Clerk Chancery Court has court and land records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and probate records.

Parent County
1906--Jefferson Davis County was created 31 March 1906 from Covington and Lawrence Counties. County seat: Prentiss

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
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Covington
 * Lamar
 * Lawrence
 * Marion
 * Simpson

Maps

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

Marriage

 * 1906-1920 - Jefferson Davis County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1906-1920. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1917-1929 - Jefferson Davis County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1917-1929. Batches and  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

 * Jefferson Davis 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.