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Guide to Lafayette County, Mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Marquis de Lafayette. The County has Oxford as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse Town Sq; PO Box 1240; Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662.234.2131 Lafayette County Courthouse
 * Lafayette County Courthouse Town Sq; PO Box 1240; Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662.234.2131 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records.

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Thompson Cavalry
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Polk Rangers
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company G - Dave Rogers Rifles
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company G - Martin’s Company
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Logan’s Company
 * Company D - Gwartney’s Company
 * Company H - Kilgore Rangers
 * Company I - Webb’s Rangers
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company K - Bowles’ Company, aka McEwen’s Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Paris Rebels
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company C - Lafayette Guards
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - University Greys
 * Company G - Lamar Rifles

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

Tax Records

 * 1838-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1837-1920 - Lafayette County Marriage Books D thru T Index 1837-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Oxford Mississippi Family History Center

Societies

 * Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library Oxford, Mississippi P. O. Box 1382, Oxford, MS 38655 Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Lafayette County MSGenWeb
 * Lafayette County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lafayette County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.