Lauderdale County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Lauderdale 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 James Lauderdale. The County has Meridian as its seat and the County was created 1833. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lauderdale County Courthouse 410 Constitution Ave; PO Box 1587 Meridian, MS 39302 Phone: 601.482.9704 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.

Parent County
1833--Lauderdale County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Meridian

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

 * Choctaw County, Alabama
 * Clarke
 * Jasper
 * Kemper
 * Neshoba
 * Newton
 * Sumter County, Alabama

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 $


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images


 * Men from Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County.


 * - 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

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

 * 1835-1902 -, 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 $
 * 1839-1916 - Lauderdale County Marriage Books 1-15 and A-C Index 1839-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lauderdale Co. Dept. of Archives and History Courthouse Annex P.O. Box 5511 Meridian, MS 39301 Phone:601-482-9752 website

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

Family History Centers

 * Meridian Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Lauderdale County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * 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!
 * Lauderdale County, MS Archives History, Inc. - Virtual Research Room!