Mississippi State Archives and Libraries

Research resources for genealogists and family historians

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Mississippi State Archives

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History collection documents the area known today as Mississippi from prehistory through contemporary times: 29,000 cubic feet of records of all type—including government documents, bound volumes, maps and drawings, photographs, oral histories, and video and audio tapes—are available resources.

Mississippi State Archives
200 North Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0571

Phone: (601) 576-6876

Website: http://www.mdah.state.ms.us

Selected LDS Family History Centers

The following family history centers in Mississippi offer the most comprehensive genealogy resources, including census records, death records, family history records, obituaries, marriage records, vital records, court records, and various other public records.:

Jackson Mississippi 1301 Pinehaven Road Clinton, Mississippi (601) 924-2686	Natchez Mississippi 162 Lower Woodville Road Natchez, Mississippi (601) 442-1893
Tupelo Mississippi 1085 South Thomas Street Tupelo, Mississippi (662) 844-2056	Oxford Mississippi 3501 South Lamar Oxford, Mississippi (662) 234-7586