Lexington Genealogy (in Holmes County, MS)
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Lexington Birth Records
Mississippi, Birth Records, 1912-present Mississippi State Department of Health
Lexington Cemetery Records
Antioch Cemetery US Gen Web Archives 
Bailey Cemetery Find a Grave
Beall-Stigler Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Bethesda Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethesda Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Buck Cemetery Find a Grave
Buck Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Ellis Cemetery Find a Grave
Franklin Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Franklin Cemetery Find a Grave
Gages Springs Cemetery Find a Grave
Hebron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Henry W. Brown Farm-Burial Ground Find a Grave
Hickory Springs Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hodges Cemetery Find a Grave
Hooker Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Jordan-Bailey Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Liberty Hill Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Meeks Baptist Missionary Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Oak Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
OakGrove Cemetery, near Lexington US Gen Web Archives
Odd Fellows Cemetery Find a Grave
Olive Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Oregon Cemetery Find a Grave
Oregon Cemetery Interment
Oregon Cemetery #2 US Gen Web Archives
Pinkston Cemetery Find a Grave
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Richland Cemetery #2 US Gen Web Archives
Spell Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Springhill Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Stigler Cemetery Find a Grave
Stigler Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Sweet Canaan Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Sweethome Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Thurmond Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Watson Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
West Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Lexington Census Records
1866 Mississippi State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Lexington Death Records
1912-1943 Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths Ancestry
Mississippi, Death Records, 1912-present Mississippi State Department of Health
Lexington Land Records
Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959 FamilySearch Library
Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959 FamilySearch Library
Lexington Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, 1907 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, 1914 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, February 1897 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, July 1886 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, September 1892 Library of Congress
Lexington Marriage Records
1776-1935 Mississippi Compiled Marriages (includes selections from Holmes 1880-1920) Ancestry
Marriage records, 1889-1951; index to marriages, 1884-1967 FamilySearch Library
Lexington Newspapers and Obituaries
Advertiser (lexington, miss.) (from april 7, 1876 to oct. 22, 1880) MyHeritage
Advertiser 04/07/1876 to 10/22/1880 Genealogy Bank
Advertiser 1876-1880 Newspapers.com
Holmes County Herald 1959-1963 Newspapers.com
Holmes County Herald 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970-1978, 1980-1988, 1990-1996, 1998-1999, 2002-2003, 2005-2020 Small Town Papers
Holmes County Herald, 1954, 1960, 1964-1965, 1967-1969, 2005-2009 Google News Archive
Holmes County Times 1906-1906 Newspapers.com
Holmes County herald (Lexington, Miss.) (from Feb. 26, 1959 to Dec. 26, 1963) MyHeritage
Holmes County herald 02/26/1959 to 12/26/1963 Genealogy Bank
Holmes County herald. (Lexington, Miss.) (from Feb. 26, 1959 to Dec. 26, 1963) Chronicling America
Holmes County times (Lexington, Miss.) (from April 13, 1906 to Nov. 23, 1906) MyHeritage
Holmes County times 04/13/1906 to 11/23/1906 Genealogy Bank
Lexington Advertiser 1851-1874 Newspapers.com
Lexington Advertiser 1894-1901 Newspapers.com
Lexington Advertiser 1904-1963 Newspapers.com
Lexington Advertiserﾠ(1851-1963) Newspaper Archive
Lexington Holmes County Heraldﾠ(1959-1963) Newspaper Archive
Lexington Union 1838-1843 Newspapers.com
Lexington Unionﾠ(1838-1843) Newspaper Archive
Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.) (from Dec. 26, 1851 to April 3, 1874) MyHeritage
Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.) (from Jan. 7, 1904 to Dec. 26, 1963) MyHeritage
Lexington advertiser 12/26/1851 to 04/03/1874 and 01/07/1904 to 12/26/1963 Genealogy Bank
Lexington advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) (from Dec. 26, 1851 to April 3, 1874) Chronicling America
Lexington union (Lexington, Miss.) (from Nov. 17, 1838 to Dec. 23, 1843) MyHeritage
Lexington union 11/17/1838 to 12/23/1843 Genealogy Bank
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) (from Nov. 17, 1838 to Dec. 23, 1843) Chronicling America
Progress-Advertiser 1902-1903 Newspapers.com
Progress-advertiser (lexington, miss.) (from nov. 7, 1902 to dec. 31, 1903) MyHeritage
Progress-advertiser 11/07/1902 to 12/31/1903 Genealogy Bank
The Holmes County Timesﾠ(1906-1906) Newspaper Archive
The Holmes County times. (Lexington, Miss.) (from April 13, 1906 to Nov. 23, 1906) Chronicling America
The Lexington advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) (from Jan. 7, 1904 to Dec. 26, 1963) Chronicling America
The Progress Advertiser, 1902-1903 Newspaper Archive
The advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) (from April 7, 1876 to Oct. 22, 1880) Chronicling America
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) (from Nov. 7, 1902 to Dec. 31, 1903) Chronicling America
Whig Republican (Lexington, Miss.) (from Oct. 21, 1840 to Dec. 24, 1840) MyHeritage
Whig Republican 10/21/1840 to 12/24/1840 Genealogy Bank
Whig Republican 1840-1840 Newspapers.com
Whig Republican. (Lexington, Miss.) (from Oct. 21, 1840 to Dec. 24, 1840) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for LexingtonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Holmes County Herald. (Lexington, Miss.) 1959-Current Holmes County Republican. (Lexington, Holmes Co., Miss.) 1874-1875 Lexington Advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985 Progress-Advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903 |
Lexington Probate Records
Lexington School Records
Central Holmes High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Central Holmes High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1980 Classmates
Central Holmes High School yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Lexington High School yearbook, 1966, 1970 Classmates
Lexington High School yearbook, 1966, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Lexington High School yearbook, 1966, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957 Ancestry
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