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Kemper County, Mississippi
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Kemper County, Mississippi Facts
When was Kemper County, MS Created?
Kemper County was established on December 23, 1833 from Lowndes County, Rankin County and Wayne County.
What is the County Seat of Kemper County, MS?
The County Seat is located in De Kalb additionally, the county government website is www.kempercounty.com
What counties are adjacent to Kemper County, MS?
Bordering Counties are Noxubee County, Sumter County, Alabama, Lauderdale County, Neshoba County and Winston County.
Kemper County, MS Vital Records
Where can find Kemper County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Kemper County vital records can be found at the Mississippi Department of Health which has copies of birth and death records after 1912, Marriage and a Divorce records since 1926. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Mississippi for current fees and application process.
Certified marriages may also be obtained from the Circuit Clerk Court. Certified divorce decrees may also be obtained from the Chancery Clerk Court.
Kemper County Health Department has birth and death records from November 1, 1912. You may go to any county health department in the State of Mississippi to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.
You can search online for Kemper County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Mississippi Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
Kemper County, MS Census Records
What Kemper County, MS census records are available?
Kemper County census records consists of Federal Census Schedules to guide in finding out about your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Kemper Co. Slave Schedules is available for 1850 & 1860. Kemper Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Kemper Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Kemper Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free down loadable and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Kemper County, MS Courthouse and Government Records
Kemper County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Kemper County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Kemper County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Mississippi courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Mississippi residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Kemper County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Mississippi Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Kemper County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 123 Main Ave, De Kalb, MS 39328
- Kemper County Chancery Court Clerk
- Phone: 601-743-2460
- Land Records: 1881
- Probate Records: 1881
- Divorce Records: see Clerk
- Kemper County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Phone: 601-743-2224
- Marriage Records: 1912
- Court Records: 1881
- Mississippi Court Records Research Guide
- Mississippi Court Records, 1799-1835
- Mississippi County Court Records
- Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951
- Spanish and British Land Grants in Mississippi Territory, 1750-1784
- Land Claims in Mississippi Territory, 1789-1834
- BLM Land Records
Kemper County, MS Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Kemper County, MS?
A list of Kemper County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.
- USGenWeb Archives for Kemper County (usgwarchives.net)
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History, North Street, Jackson, MS 39201; Ph. (601) 576-6850,200
- Mississippi Historical Society, PO Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
- Mississippi Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5301, Jackson, MS 39216
- Mississippi Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies Guide
Where can I connect with other Kemper County, MS Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Mississippi Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Mississippi State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Kemper County, Mississippi Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Kemper County
- Kemper County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Kemper County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Kemper County. Many of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Kemper Co. MS Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Mississippi Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Mississippi historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Mississippi (1818 – 1964) (genealogybank.com)
- Kemper County, Mississippi Books (amazon.com)
- Kemper Genealogy Books (google.com)
- Search Mississippi Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Kemper Co. MS Cemetery & Church Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Research Guide
- Kemper Co., Mississippi Graves (findagrave.com)
- Kemper County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Kemper Co., Mississippi Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Kemper Co., Mississippi Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mississippi Church & Bible Research Guide
- Kemper County, Mississippi Church Books (amazon.com)
Kemper Co. MS Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Mississippi Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
Kemper Co. MS General and History Websites
- Kemper County, Mississippi Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Kemper County vindicated, and a peep at radical rule in Mississippi (search.ancestry.com)
- Kemper County, Mississippi Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Kemper Co. MS Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Kemper County, Mississippi (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Mississippi – Counties – Kemper (cyndislist.com)
- Kemper County Mississippi (genealogytrails.com)
- Kemper Co. MSGenweb (msgen.info)
- Kemper County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Kemper Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Kemper Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Mississippi Links and Information
- Kemper Co. D.O.T. Maps
- 1895 Kemper County Map (livgenmi.com)
Kemper Co. MS Military Records
- Mississippi Military Records Research Guide
- Mississippi Military Records (Fold3.com) offers easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Mississippi individuals that served. Suitable for Kemper County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.
