Jefferson County MS Genealogy

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Jefferson Records by Type

Birth Records (1)
Cemetery Records (161)
Census Records (43)
Church Records (4)
Court Records (6)
Death Records (4)
Histories and Genealogies (2)
Land Records (7)
Map Records (5)
Marriage Records (9)
Military Records (8)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (26)
Probate Records (4)
School Records (2)
Tax Records (2)

Jefferson County Records by City/Town

Cannonsburg Genealogy (24)
Church Hill Genealogy (30)
Fayette Genealogy (54)
Lorman Genealogy (23)

Red Lick Genealogy (22)
Rodney Genealogy (40)
Union Church Genealogy (24)
Violet Genealogy (21)

Overview of Jefferson County Records

  • Jefferson County was created in 1799 from the Natchez District.
  • 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 Jefferson County Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records starting in 1798, divorce records starting in 1860, and probate and land records starting in 1798.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.