Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. The County has Purvis as its seat and the County was created 1904. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lamar County Courthouse 403 Main St Purvis, Mississippi Phone: (601) 794-8504

Parent County
1904--Lamar County was created 19 February 1904 from Marion and Pearl River Counties. County seat: Purvis

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
1934--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Covington
 * Forrest
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Marion
 * Pearl River

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 $

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

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
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

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 $
 * 1905-1913 - Lamar County Marriage Book E Index 1905-1913. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lamar County Historical Society 57 Max White Rd. Purvis, MS 39475 website

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

Family History Centers

 * Hattiesburg Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Lamar County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * [Lafayette County, Mississippi USGenWeb Lamar County, Mississippi project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.