Lafayette County Mississippi Genealogy and History

County Seat: Oxford

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Lafayette County, Mississippi genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived.

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Communities

City: Oxford (county seat and largest municipality).

Town: Abbeville, Taylor.

Census-designated places: Paris, Tula, University.

Unincorporated communities: Denmark, Harmontown, Springdale, Yocona.

Ghost towns: Dogtown, Orwood, Riverside.

Lafayette County Mississippi Genealogy Records Online

Biographies

Military Records

Genealogy Research in Lafayette County Mississippi

Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
Oxford, MS 38655

University of Mississippi Library
University, MS 38677

Lafayette County Genealogical and Historical Societies

Lafayette County Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1382
Oxford, MS 38655

Adjacent counties

Marshall County (north)
Union County (northeast)
Pontotoc County (southeast)
Calhoun County (south)
Yalobusha County (southwest)
Panola County (west)
Tate County (northwest)