Lincoln County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 300 S. 2nd Street PO Box 555 Brookhaven, MS 39601-3321 Phone: 601-835-3479 Lincoln County Website Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, and court records from 1893. Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1893.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries in Brookhaven, Mississippi plus 10 in the county

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Redstar

Land and Property Records

 * 1893-1901 Deeds, 1893-1901; index, 1894-1971

Local Histories

 * One hundred and sixty acres of paradise and a mansion on the hill, or growing up in Lincoln County, Mississippi during the 1910s and 1920s

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Lincoln County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1895-1936 Confederate pension records, 1895-1936
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1921 Chancery records, 1875-1921

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1881-1898 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1893-1922 Lincoln County Marriage Books 1-11 Index 1893-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Red Star Mississippi Family History Center

Museums

 * Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Museum and Jewish Heritage Museum 227 South Church Street Brookhaven, MS Website

Societies
Southwest Mississippi Genealogical Society Website

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Genweb Lincoln County, Mississippi Project
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.