Lauderdale County MS Genealogy

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Lauderdale Records by Type

Birth Records (2)
Cemetery Records (191)
Census Records (32)
Church Records (10)
City Directories (52)
Court Records (5)
Death Records (8)
Histories and Genealogies (5)
Land Records (10)
Map Records (11)
Marriage Records (6)
Military Records (10)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (49)
Probate Records (12)
School Records (31)
Tax Records (3)

Lauderdale County Records by City/Town

Bailey Genealogy (19)
Collinsville Genealogy (19)
Daleville Genealogy (17)
Lauderdale Genealogy (21)


Marion Genealogy (18)
Meridian Genealogy (204)
Toomsuba Genealogy (21)
Vimville Genealogy (17)


Overview of Lauderdale County Records

  • Lauderdale County was created in 1833 from the Choctaw Cession.
  • 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 Lauderdale County Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records, probate records starting in 1849, and land records starting in 1837.
  • The Lauderdale County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1839 and court records starting in 1856.
  • The Lauderdale County Health Department has birth and death records starting in 1912.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.