Holmes County MS Genealogy

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Holmes County Records by City/Town

Coxburg Genealogy (17)
Cruger Genealogy (19)
Durant Genealogy (37)
Ebenezer Genealogy (21)
Emory Genealogy (18)


Goodman Genealogy (29)
Lexington Genealogy (110)
Pickens Genealogy (23)
Tchula Genealogy (20)
West Genealogy (19)


Overview of Holmes County Records

  • Holmes County was created in 1833 from Yazoo County.
  • Birth records in 1912 to the present, marriage records for 1926 to the present, and death records for 1912 can be obtained from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
  • The Holmes County Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records starting in 1894, probate records starting in 1833, land records starting in 1833, and burial records.
  • The Holmes County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1884 and court records starting in 1862.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.