George County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi    George County

County Courthouse
George County Courthouse 255 Cox St Lucedale, MS 39452 Phone: 601.947.4801 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records from 1911. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and land records from 1911.

Parent County
1910--George County was created 16 March 1910 from Greene and Jackson Counties. County seat: Lucedale

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Greene
 * Jackson
 * Mobile
 * Perry
 * Stone

Land and Property

 * Deed record A, transcribed from Greene County, 1876-1903; index to land deeds Index

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Marriage

 * 1910-1921 - George County Marriage Book 1 Index 1910-1921. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1934-1940 - George County, Mississippi Marriages (Book 5 and part of Book 6). Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * George County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.