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Lee County, Mississippi
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Lee County, Mississippi Facts
When was Lee County, MS Created?
Lee County was established on December 10, 1866 from Pontotoc County and Itawamba County.
What is the County Seat of Lee County, MS?
The County Seat is located in Tupelo additionally, the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Lee County, MS?
Bordering Counties are Prentiss County, Itawamba County, Monroe County, Chickasaw County, Pontotoc County and Union County.
Lee County, MS Vital Records
Where can find Lee County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Lee 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.
Lee 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 Lee 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.
Lee County, MS Census Records
What Lee County, MS census records are available?
Lee County census records consists of Federal Census Schedules to guide in finding out about your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Lee Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Lee Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1870 and 1880. Lee Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free down loadable and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Lee County, MS Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Lee County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Lee 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 Lee 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.
- Lee County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: ?200 W Jefferson St, Tupelo, MS 38804
- Lee County Chancery Court Clerk
- Phone: 662-841-9100
- Land Records: 1867
- Probate Records: 1867
- Divorce Records: see Clerk
- Lee County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Phone: 662-841-9024
- Marriage Records: 1867
- Court Records: 1867
- 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
Lee County, MS Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Lee County, MS?
A list of Lee County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.
- Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 434, Tupelo, MS 38801
- USGenWeb Archives for Lee 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 Lee 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)
- Lee County, Mississippi Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Lee County
- Lee County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Lee County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Lee 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.
Lee 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)
- Lee County, Mississippi Books (amazon.com)
- Lee Genealogy Books (google.com)
- Search Mississippi Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Lee Co. MS Cemetery & Church Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Research Guide
- Lee Co., Mississippi Graves (findagrave.com)
- Lee County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Lee Co., Mississippi Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Lee Co., Mississippi Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mississippi Church & Bible Research Guide
- Lee County, Mississippi Church Books (amazon.com)
Lee 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)
Lee Co. MS General and History Websites
- Lee County, Mississippi Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Lee County, Mississippi Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Lee Co. MS Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Lee County, Mississippi (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Mississippi – Counties – Lee (cyndislist.com)
- Lee County Mississippi (genealogytrails.com)
- Lee Co. MSGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Lee County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Lee Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Lee Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Mississippi Links and Information
- Lee Co. D.O.T. Maps
- 1895 Lee County Map (livgenmi.com)
Lee 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 Lee County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.