Lincoln County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States Mississippi  Lincoln County

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

Neighboring Counties

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

Cemeteries

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

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.

Military

 * Confederate pension records, 1895-1936 Viewable.

Probate Records

 * Chancery records, 1875-1921 Viewable
 * Deeds, 1893-1901; index, 1894-1971

Taxation

 * 1881-1898 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1893-1922 - Lincoln County Marriage Books 1-11 Index 1893-1922 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
 * 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