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to
Holmes County is located in the west central part of
Mississippi. It was created February 19, 1833 out of the
land originally ceded by the Choctaw Indians in the
Treaty of Doak’s Stand, October 18, 1820 and known
as the “New Purchase.” Out of the original
large county of Hinds was formed Yazoo County, and Holmes
was formed from Yazoo in 1833. Lexington is the
county seat.
Lexington Court House - This came
from an old postcard - circa 1960s
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BIOGRAPHIES, PIONEER FAMILIES,
AND PHOTOS,
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Biographies of Holmes County early residents and photographs -
Pioneer Families of Holmes County
CHURCH
AND CEMETERY
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WPA Scanned Images
- WPA Cemetary Listings - GNIS Cemetery Listing -
Church Listings - Cemeteries Online! Including a
Surname Index
CENSUS
AND ENUMERATIONS
- 1840
Holmes County Federal Census - 1841 State Census - 1850
Holmes County Mortality Schedule - 1860 Slave Schedule
GENERAL LAND OFFICE RECORDS
I have
begun to download the General Land Office Records for
Carroll County that are on file with the Bureau of Land
Management and have arranged these in Township/Range format as
well as alphabetical. I have a
complete listing now online. I would like to
extend this project to include mapping, so if you have time to
give to this project, please contact the
County
Coordinator.
HISTORY
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Post Offices - Holmes County Representatives - Holmes
County Schools - Durant High School Class of 1927 -
Lexington Football Team of 1929 - Early Lexington Pictures
- Holmes Agricultural High School, Goodman Mississippi, Class of
1929 -
Early Pictures of Holmes County - History of Holmes
County - Old Homes in Holmes County
LINKS
Links to areas of interest, queries, and research in Holmes County
MAILING
LISTS
-
Holmes County Message Board (offsite link) -
Holmes County Mailing List (Offsite Link)
MILITARY
- Civil War Units and Muster Lists
QUERIES
AND SURNAMES
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Genealogical Queries and Surnames Listings - Or postings to
the Query Boards.
RESOURCES
OF HOLMES COUNTY
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Resources of Holmes County
TAX,
COURT, AND WILL RECORDS
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Wills and Deeds Records - WPA Indexes - Pension Records
VITAL
RECORDS
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Bible Records -
African American Deaths in Holmes and Surrounding Counties -
Obituaries
VOLUNTEER
LOOKUPS
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Holmes County Lookups
WHATS NEW
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Many thanks to
the wonderful people who donate their time doing Holmes
County Lookups!
Please visit
our surrounding counties.
About the
MSGenWeb PROJECT
In June, as the Kentucky
Project was coming to completion, it was decided to
create this page for all states, establishing the
USGenWeb Project. Volunteers were found who were willing
to coordinate the collection of county pages for a state
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contact
Lori Thornton
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About the USGENWEB PROJECT
In the spring of 1996, a group
of genealogists with mutual interests in Kentucky
genealogy got together and discussed ways and means of
using the internet for comprehensive genealogical
resources. This resulted in a project to build web sites
for every county in Kentucky. This idea quickly spread to
other states and by the end of the summer of 1996, the
USGenWeb Project was born. |
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