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

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 * county = Lincoln County
 * county_map = Mslincoln.jpg
 * state = Mississippi
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 * founded year = 1870
 * founded date = 7 April
 * seat = Brookhaven
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 * building address = Lincoln County Courthouse 300 S 2nd St; PO Box 555 Brookhaven, MS 39601-3321 Phone: 601.835.3479 Lincoln County Courthouse]

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.

Parent County
1870--Lincoln County was created 7 April 1870 from Franklin, Lawrence, Copiah, Pike and Amite Counties. County seat: Brookhaven

Neighboring Counties

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Redstar

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Red Star Mississippi Family History Center