Lamar County MS Genealogy

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Overview of Lamar County Records

• Lamar County was created in 1904 from Marion and Pearl River counties.
• 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 Lamar County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1903.
• The Lamar County Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records, probate records starting in 1901, and land records starting in 1836.
• The Lamar County Justice of the Peace has court records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.