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United States Mississippi Lauderdale County

Guide to Lauderdale County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse

Lauderdale County Courthouse
410 Constitution Ave; PO Box 1587
Meridian, MS 39302
Phone: 601.482.9704

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records.
County Health Department has birth and death records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1833--Lauderdale County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession.
County seat: Meridian ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Choctaw County, Alabama
• Clarke
• Jasper
• Kemper
• Neshoba
• Newton
• Sumter County, Alabama

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Lauderdale County, Mississippi census records online, see: Mississippi Census.

• 1841 - 1841 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1845 - 1845 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1853 - 1853 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

• Civil War service men from Lauderdale County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lauderdale County. 
  

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves

Company A - Reynold’s Company

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company C - Lauderdale Cavalry

- 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company G - Allen’s Company

- 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company C - Lauderdale Springs Greys

- 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company E - Tallahoma Hardshells [also listed as Co. H]

Company H - Southern Sentinels [also listed as Co. B]

Company I - Confederate Guards [also listed as Co. G]

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War Battle was fought in Lauderdale County

February 14-20, 1864 = Meridian[3]

Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

• 1835-1902 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers 
• Meridian Mississippi Family History Center

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
  
• Lauderdale County, MS Archives & History, Inc. - Virtual Research Room!

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lauderdale County, Mississippi page 380, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012)

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