Lauderdale County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for James Lauderdale. Lauderdale County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lauderdale County Courthouse 500 Constitution Ave 3rd Floor Meridian, MS 39301 Phone: 601-482-9756 Lauderdale County Website Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1853  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Lauderdale County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company A - Reynold’s Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Lauderdale Cavalry
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Allen’s Company
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Lauderdale Springs Greys
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Tallahoma Hardshells (also listed as Co. H)
 * Company H - Southern Sentinels (also listed as Co. B)
 * Company I - Confederate Guards (also listed as Co. G)

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battle was fought in Lauderdale County:


 * February 14-20, 1864 Meridian
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Mississippi.

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1835-1902 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1800-1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1839-1916 Lauderdale County Marriage Books 1-15 and A-C Index 1839-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Meridian Mississippi Family History Center

Societies
Lauderdale Co. Dept. of Archives and History PO box 551 Meridian, MS 39302 Phone:601-482-9752 Email: [mailto:archives@lauderdalecounty.org archives@lauderdalecounty.org] website

Websites

 * Lauderdale County Mississippi Genealogy and History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lauderdale County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Lauderdale County, MS Archives History, Inc. - Virtual Research Room!
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.