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

Because the Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1893 - no records exist between the

formation of the county in 1870 until 1893. Here is a newspaper account of the fire:

Court House at Brookhaven Burned

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NOTE:

The Southwest Mississippi Genealogical Society has updated the burials in the Hollywood Cemetery

in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi. This is the city cemetery and the largest one in Pike County.

The burials from 1872 through August 2007 are listed in a hardbound 256 page book that includes a

brief history of the cemetery, map of the cemetery, yellow fever death list, and unmarked burials.

The book is $40, which includes shipping. There is a $5 discount if you can pick up the book in

Summit, MS. An order for a second printing will be placed when they have received orders for

25 books. If you would like to be placed on the book order list, send your name, phone or email

address to Larry Carruth at llcisme@gmail.com. He will place your name on the list and contact

you to confirm before placing the printing order. "

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