DeSoto County Mississippi Genealogy and History

County Seat: Hernando

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Communities

Cities: Hernando (county seat), Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven.

Town: Walls.

Census-designated places: Bridgetown, Eudora, Lake View, Lynchburg, Pleasant Hill.

Unincorporated communities: Cedarview, Cockrum, Days, Handy Corner, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg, Love, Mineral Wells, Nesbit, Norfolk, West Days.

Former village: Memphis.

History

DeSoto County, Mississippi, was formally established February 9, 1836. The original county lines included territory now part of Tate County, which was carved out in 1873.

The county is named for Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, the first European explorer known to reach the Mississippi River. The county seat, Hernando, is also named in his honor. De Soto reportedly died in that area in May 1542, although some accounts suggest that he died near Lake Village, Arkansas.

DeSoto County Mississippi Genealogy Records Online

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Adjacent counties

DeSoto County Genealogical and Historical Societies

Genealogical Society of DeSoto County Mississippi
P.O. Box 303
Hernando, MS 38632