About Mississippi Land Records
Mississippi is a federal-land state. Land transactions were generally
acquired from the federal government or other individuals. Prior to
U.S. possession, lands were acquired from the French and the Spanish
governments. For federal government purchases, consult the Bureau of
Land Management, Eastern States Office's patent indexes, available
on CD-ROM through various genealogical vendors and through the Government
Printing Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
These patent indexes are also found among the database searches available
at the Ancestry.com web site (www.ancestry.com). Land-entry case files
for these patents are available at the National Archives in Washington,
D.C. Lands received from Spanish and British governments can be researched
through "private land claims" (the settling of property ownership
by the government of the United States for lands previously acquired
under a different sovereign). The federal boards of commissioners'
case files for private land claims are housed at the National Archives
in Washington, D.C. Also, private land claim records are on microfilm
(RG 28 SG 1) at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
and can be accessed by consulting the department's guide, "Index
to Private Claims and Field Notes in Mississippi."
Land transactions between individuals were recorded at the county
courthouse and filed by the chancery clerk. Many pre-twentieth-century
deeds have
been microfilmed and are available at the Mississippi Department
of Archives and History and the FHL. For further reference, see:
Hone, E. Wade. Land and Property Research in the United States. Salt
Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 1997.
Mississippi BLM Office:
Eastern States Office
Bureau of Land Management
7450 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA 22153
Tel: (703) 440-1600
FAX: (703) 440-1599
Mississippi State Historical
Society:
Historical and Genealogical Association of Mississippi
618 Avalon Road
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 362-3079
Mississippi Historical Society
100 South State Street
Jackson, MS 39205
Mississippi County Courthouses:
Adams County
Adams County Chancery Clerk
115 S Wall St.
Natchez, MS 39120
Telephone: (601) 446-6684
Alcorn County
Alcorn County Clerk
P.O. Box 112
Corinth, MS 38834-0112
Telephone: (662) 286-7702
(662) 286-7740 marriage records
Amite County
Amite County Chancery Clerk
243 W Main St.
Liberty, MS 39645
Telephone: (601) 657-8022
Attala County
Attala County Clerk
230 W. Washington St.
Kosciusko, MS 39090
Telephone: (662) 289-2921
Benton County
Benton County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Ashland, MS 38603-0218
Telephone: (662) 224-6310
Bolivar County
Bolivar County Chancery Clerk
200 N Court St
Cleveland, MS 38732
Telephone: (662) 843-2071
Calhoun County
Calhoun County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 8
Pittsboro, MS 38951-0008
Telephone: (662) 983-3117
Carroll County
Carroll County Clerk
Lexington St.
Carrollton, MS 38917-0291
Telephone: (662) 237-9274
Chancery County
Chancery Clerk's Office
109 W Pine Ave
Mendenhall, MS 39114
Telephone: (601) 847-2626
Chickasaw County
Chickasaw Chancery Clerk
101 N Jefferson
Houston, MS 38851
Telephone: (662) 456-2513
Choctaw County
Choctaw County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 250
112 Quinn St.
Ackerman, MS 39735-0250
Telephone: (662) 285-6329
Claiborne County
Claiborne Chancery Clerk
410 Main St.
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Telephone: (601) 437-4992
Clarke County
Clarke County Chancery Clerk
101 S Archusa Ave
Quitman, MS 39355
Telephone: (601) 776-2126
Clay County
Clay County Chancery Clerk
205 Court St.
West Point, MS 39773-0815
Telephone: (601) 494-3124
Coahoma County
Coahoma County Clerk
P.O. Box 98
Clarksdale, MS 38614-0098
Telephone: (662) 624-9411
Copiah County
Copiah County Chancery Clerk
100 Caldwell Dr.
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
Telephone: (601) 894-3021
Covington County
Covington County Chancery Clrk
101 S Elm Ave
Collins, MS 39428
Telephone: (601) 765-4242
De Soto County
De Soto County Clerk
2535 Highway 51 South, Room 201
Hernando, MS 38632
Telephone: (601) 429-1325
Forrest County
Forrest County Clerk Records
641 N Main Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39403-0951
Telephone: (601) 545-6046
Franklin County
Franklin Chancery Clerk
Main St.
Meadville, MS 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2330
George County
George County Chancery Clerk
320 Cox Street
Lucedale, MS 39452
Telephone: (601) 947-4801
Green County
Green County Chancery Clerk
Main St.
Leakesville, MS 39451-0610
Telephone: (601) 394-2377
Grenada County
Grenada County Chancery Clerk
59 Green Street
Grenada, MS 38901-1208
Telephone: (662) 226-1821
Hancock County
Hancock County Chancery Clerk
152 Main Street
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Telephone: (228) 467-5404
Harrison County
Harrison County Clerk
Courthouse
Gulfport, MS 39502
Telephone: (228) 865-4001
Hinds County
Hinds County Clerk
P.O. Box 686
Jackson, MS 39205-0686
Telephone: (601) 968-6508
Holmes County
Holmes County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 239
Lexington, MS 39095-0239
Telephone: (662) 834-2508
Humphreys County
Humphreys Chancery Clerk
102 Castleman St
Belzoni, MS 39038-0547
Telephone: (662) 247-1740
Issaquena County
Issaquena Chancery Clerk
129 Court St
Mayersville, MS 39113
Telephone: (662) 873-2761
Itawamba County
Itawamba County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 776
Fulton, MS 38843
Telephone: (601) 862-3421
Jackson County
Jackson County Clerk
P.O. Box 998
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Telephone: (228) 769-3131
Jasper County
Jasper County Chancery Clerk
Court Street
Bay Springs, MS 39422
Telephone: (601) 764-3368
Jefferson County
Jefferson Chancery Clerk
307 S Main St.
Fayette, MS 39069
Telephone: (601) 786-3021
Jefferson Davis County
Jefferson Davis Chancery Clerk
1025 3rd St.
Prentiss, MS 39474-1137
Telephone: (601) 792-4204
Jones County
Jones County Chancery Clerk
415 N 5th Ave
Laurel, MS 39441-3968
Telephone: (601) 428-0527
Kemper County
Kemper County Chancery Clerk
Bell St.
De Kalb, MS 39328
Telephone: (601) 743-2460
Lafayette County
Lafayette County Chancery Clrk
Town Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Telephone: (662) 234-7563
Lamar County
Lamar County Chancery Clerk
203 Main St.
Purvis, MS 39475
Telephone: (601) 794-8504
Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County Chancery Clerk
500 Constitution Ave
Meridian, MS 39302
Telephone: (601) 482-9701
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Chancery Clerk
517 E Broad St.
Monticello, MS 39654-0040
Telephone: (601) 587-7162
Leake County
Leake County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 72
Carthage, MS 39051-0072
Telephone: (601) 267-7371
Lee County
Lee County Chancery Clerk
200 W Jefferson St
Tupelo, MS 38802
Telephone: (662) 841-9100
Leflore County
Leflore County Court House
317 W Market St
Greenwood, MS 38930
Telephone: (662) 453-1041
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Chancery Clerk
300 S 2nd St
Brookhaven, MS 39601
Telephone: (601) 835-3412
Lowndes County
Lowndes County Chancery Clerk
521 2nd Ave N
Columbus, MS 39701
Telephone: (662) 329-5800
Madison County
Madison County Chancery Clerk
146 W Center St.
Canton, MS 39046
Telephone: (601) 859-1177
Marion County
Marion County Clerk
250 Broad St., Suite 2
Columbia, MS 39429
Telephone: (601) 736-2691
Marshall County
Marshall County Clerk
P.O. Box 459
Holly Springs, MS 38635
Telephone: (662) 252-3434
Monroe County
Monroe County Chancery Clerk
201 W Commerce St
Aberdeen, MS 39730
Telephone: (662) 369-8143
Montgomery
Montgomery Chancery Clerk
614 Summit St.
Winona, MS 38967
Telephone: (662) 283-2333
Neshoba County
Neshoba County Circuit Clerk
401 Beacon St #107
Philadelphia, MS 39350-0067
Telephone: (601) 656-3581
Newton County
Newton County Chancery Clerk
92 W Broad St.
Decatur, MS 39327
Telephone: (601) 635-2367
Noxubee County
Noxubee Chancery Clerk
505 S. Jefferson St.
Macon, MS 39341
Telephone: (662) 726-4243
Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha Chancery Clerk
101 W Main St.
Starkville, MS 39759
Telephone: (662) 323-5834
Panola County
Panola County Chancery Clerk
215 S Pocahontas St
Batesville, MS 38666
Telephone: (662) 487-2070
Pearl River County
Pearl River Chancery Clerk
200 S Main St.
Poplarville, MS 39470
Telephone: (601) 795-2237
Perry County
Perry County Clerk
P.O. Box 198
New Augusta, MS 39462-0198
Telephone: (601) 964-8398
Pike County
Pike County Chancery Clerks
200 E Bay St
Magnolia, MS 39652
Telephone: (601) 783-3362
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc Chancery Clerk
11 E Washington St
Pontotoc, MS 38863-0209
Telephone: (662) 489-3900
Prentiss County
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk
100 N Main St
Booneville, MS 38829
Telephone: (662) 728-8151
Quitman County
Quitman County Chancery Clerk
23 Chestnut St
Marks, MS 38646
Telephone: (662) 326-2661
Rankin County
Rankin County Courthouse
301 E Government St.
Brandon, MS 39042
Telephone: (601) 825-2217
Scott County
Scott County Chancery Clerk
100 E Main St
Forest, MS 39074
Telephone: (601) 469-1922
Sharkey County
Sharkey Chancery Clerk
400 Locust St
Rolling Fork, MS 39159-0218
Telephone: (662) 873-2766
Smith County
Smith Chancery Clerk's Office
123 Main St
Raleigh, MS 39153
Telephone: (601) 782-9811
Stone County
Stone County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Drawer 7
Wiggins, MS 39577
Telephone: (601) 928-5266
Sunflower County
Sunflower Chancery Clerk
200 Main St
Indianola, MS 38751-0988
Telephone: (662) 887-4703
Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie County Chancery
1 Court Sq
Charleston, MS 38921-0330
Telephone: (662) 647-5551
Tate County
Tate County Clerk
201 S. Ward St.
Senatobia, MS 38668-2616
Telephone: (662) 647-5661
Tippah County
Tippah County Chancery Clerk
Main St
Ripley, MS 38663
Telephone: (662) 837-3607
Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County Clerk
1008 Battleground Dr.
Iuka, MS 38852
Telephone: (662) 423-7010
Union County
Union County Chancery Clerk
109 Main St E
New Albany, MS 38652-0847
Telephone: (662) 534-1900
Walthall County
Walthall County Clerk
P.O. Box 351
Tylertown, MS 39667-0351
Telephone: (601) 876-3553
Warren County
Warren County Chancery Clerk
1009 Cherry St
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Telephone: (601) 636-4415
Washington County
Washington County Chancery
900 Washington Ave
Greenville, MS 38702
Telephone: (662) 332-1595
Wayne County
Wayne County Clerk
609 Azalea Dr.
Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: (601) 735-2873
Webster Chancery
Webster Chancery Clerk
Highway 9 N
Walthall, MS 39771
Telephone: (662) 258-4131
Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County Clerk
P.O. Box 516
Woodville, MS 39669-0516
Telephone: (601) 888-4361
Winston County
Winston County Chancery Clerk
115 S Court Ave
Louisville, MS 39339-0188
Telephone: (662) 773-3631
Yalobusha County
Yalobusha Chancery Clerk
132 Blackmur Dr
Water Valley, MS 38965
Telephone: (662) 473-2091
Yazoo County
Yazoo County Chancery Clerk
211 E Broadway St
Yazoo City, MS 39194
Telephone: (662) 746-2661
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