Lincoln County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

County Information
The County was named for Abraham Lincoln. The County has Brookhaven as its seat and the County was created 1870. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 300 S 2nd St; PO Box 555 Brookhaven, MS 39601-3321 Phone: 601.835.3479 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, and court records from 1893. Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1893.

History

 * One hundred and sixty acres of paradise and a mansion on the hill, or growing up in Lincoln County, Mississippi during the 1910's and 1920's Viewable.

Parent County
1870--Lincoln County was created 7 April 1870 from Franklin, Lawrence, Copiah, Pike and Amite Counties. County seat: Brookhaven

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
1893--- Some records were destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Amite
 * Copiah
 * Franklin
 * Jefferson
 * Lawrence
 * Pike
 * Walthall

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries in Brookhaven, Mississippi : plus 10 in the county

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 $

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Redstar

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
 * 1895-1936 - Confederate pension records, 1895-1936 Viewable.
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images
 * Chancery records, 1875-1921 Viewable
 * Deeds, 1893-1901; index, 1894-1971

Taxation

 * 1881-1898 -, 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 $
 * 1893-1922 - Lincoln County Marriage Books 1-11 Index 1893-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Southwest Mississippi Genealogy Society P.O. Box 175 McComb, Mississippi, 39649 website Website

Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Museum and Jewish Heritage Museum 227 South Church Street Brookhaven, Mississippi Website

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

Family History Centers

 * Red Star Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Lincoln County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Genweb Lincoln County, Mississippi Project