Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Lawrence 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 Lawrence. The County has Monticello as its seat and the County was created 1814. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse PO Box 40 Monticello, MS 39654 Phone: 601.587.7162 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage,and court records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records from 1815.

Parent County
1814--Lawrence County was created 22 December 1814 from Marion County. County seat: Monticello

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
Unknown Date--Some records have been lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Copiah
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lincoln
 * Marion
 * Simpson
 * Walthall

African Americans
Compilation of online resources for African American genealogy research by Shannon Gorman. 

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 $


 * 1818 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823-1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1830 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company F - Bradford’s Battery
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Goode Rifles
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Hargrove’s Company
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Lawrence Rifles [also listed as Co. C]

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

 * 1813-1888 -, 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 $
 * 1817-1920 - Lawrence County Marriage Books 6-8 and A-G Index 1817-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Southwest Mississippi Genealogy Society P.O. Box 175 McComb, Mississippi, 39649 website Southwest Mississippi Genealogical Society

Lawrence County Historical Society 23 John Allen Lane Silver Creek, MS 39663

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

Websites

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