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Lincoln County was formed on April 7, 1870 from parts of Lawrence, Pike, Franklin, Copiah, and Amite

Counties, in the Piney Woods soil area of the southwest part Mississippi. It was named for Abraham Lincoln

(1809-1865), a native of Kentucky, resident of Illinois, and sixteenth president of the United States.

It is possible that Brookhaven was named for Brookhaven, New York, home of Samuel Jayne, who emigrated

to the present site of Old Brook around 1818. Or it could have been named for the Brooks family, builders of

the first house in Brookhaven. -- Mississippi Counties Historical Information

Please Note:

The Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1893. However, I’ve been told

and confirmed with the Chancery Clerk that there are some Land and Estate records

from before 1893 still in existence. No marriage records were saved. Thanks to Sue D. for

bringing this fact to my attention.

The following is a newspaper article on the fire:

Court House at Brookhaven Burned

Addresses – Where to write for info	Marriages
African-American Links	Military
Biographies	Obituaries
Cemeteries	Old Queries, etc. from 1996-1998
Census	Photographs
History	Surnames
Land Records
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Lookup Volunteers	Bibliography (Books about Lincoln County)
Maps	Help for Beginning Researchers

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Alternatives to the mailing list for posting queries are the following Facebook pages: Lincoln & Lawrence Co., MS Genealogy & History Then & Now and the Southwest Mississippi Genealogy Group.

Please contact me to report broken links or if you have information to

contribute to this website--photos, family histories, etc. are welcome.

County Coordinator: Virginia Zeigler

State Coordinator: Jeff Kemp

Assistant State Coordinators: Position Open

Last updated: August 17, 2024