Smith County MS Genealogy

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Overview of Smith County Records

• Smith 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 Smith County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1912 and court records starting in 1893.
• The Smith County Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records, probate records starting in 1892, land records starting in 1882 and military records starting in 1892.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.