Lafayette County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Lafayette 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 Marquis de Lafayette. The County has Oxford as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse Town Sq; PO Box 1240; Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662.234.2131 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County
1836--Lafayette County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Oxford

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Marshall
 * Panola
 * Pontotoc
 * Tate
 * Union
 * Yalobusha

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 $


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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


 * Civil War service men from Lafayette County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lafayette County.


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Thompson Cavalry
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Polk Rangers
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company G - Dave Rogers Rifles
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company G - Martin’s Company
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Logan’s Company
 * Company D - Gwartney’s Company
 * Company H - Kilgore Rangers
 * Company I - Webb’s Rangers
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company K - Bowles’ Company, aka McEwen’s Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Paris Rebels
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company C - Lafayette Guards
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - University Greys
 * Company G - Lamar Rifles

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

Taxation

 * 1838-1899 -, 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 $
 * 1837-1920 - Lafayette County Marriage Books D thru T Index 1837-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library Oxford, Mississippi P. O. Box 1382, Oxford, MS 38655 Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society

Skipwith Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1382 Oxford, MS 38655 website

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

Family History Centers

 * Oxford Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

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