Mississippi Divorce Records

Finding Divorce Records in Mississippi

Divorces are regulated by each state. Therefore, the divorce records for each divorce are stored in the state where the divorce occurred. In fact, the records can usually be found at the local county courthouse. All searches for certified copies should begin at the county level. Some states may also keep a database of divorce records at the state repository if one exists. However, any copies obtained from there will not be certified.

Some basic information about the divorced couple is always included on the divorce records. Typically, the husband�s full name, the wife�s full name including her maiden name, the name of the county where the divorce took place, the recorded or filing date of the divorce, the actual date of the finalized divorce, and a certificate number for identification purposes are included. Some of the states include the number of children under the age of eighteen at the time the divorce was filed. Most of this information is requested when you request an official copy.

The common practice is to file the divorce records by the husband�s name. Therefore, when searching for a divorce record for a female, the search usually begins with her divorced spouse. If you do not know the name of the county where the divorce was filed, you can conduct your search in any one of three initial ways.

You can begin at the state repository. Once you have located the information that you need, you may then continue your search at the county level.

You can conduct a search one county at a time. This can be a time consuming and tedious task, particularly in states that have numerous counties.

You can conduct a search on past and current spouses. A search of this type will produce a list of the names and accompanying addresses. Once you have the addresses, you can get the county location and continue your search.

Requests for divorce records that contain the greatest amount of the requested information will produce the quickest results. Offering information that is not requested generally will not help the search, except in the case of genealogical searches. In a genealogical search, any information may eventually lead to the proper files.

A typical search for more current records usually takes between two to ten days. Factors that may influence this are the size of the county courthouse and the number of the staff members, the time of year, and the amount of information that is provided. A small fee is generally required to recover the cost of time and materials.

Following the guidelines set forth here will produce a more efficient and timely search.

1. Print or type each name and address clearly to avoid confusion. This includes the full name of both the husband and the wife. The maiden name should be included for the wife.
2. Keep your request brief and to the point.
3. Limit your request to one document.
4. Include the full names of the individuals, including nicknames and alternate spellings that may have been used.
5. Include the full address of the individual at the time of the divorce, including street, city or town, and state. If you know the county in which the divorce took place, include that as well.
6. Include the date that the divorce was finalized. If you do not have this piece of information available, include a time frame for the search. Generally, it is best to specify a short span of years for an unknown year search. You can always expand the number of years that you search, and a shorter span will lead to a shorter search. You can expect to pay an additional fee for searches such as this that require more effort.
7. Include contact information where you can be reached in the event that more information is required. Include a daytime telephone number, as well as, an evening telephone number. You may also include a fax number or an e-mail address.
8. You should include your relationship to the individual�s listed in your search request.
9. You should include the purpose of your request.
10. Print your name clearly and sign your request. Some states may also require additional identifying information on you as well, including a driver�s license number.
11. Include a SASE, or self addressed stamped envelope with your request for a speedier delivery.
12. Include the date that you mail your request with your correspondence.

A list of the local county courthouses is provided here in alphabetical order.

Addresses for Mississippi county courthouses (in alphabetical order by county):

State of Mississippi
Mississippi Vital Records, State Dept of Health
571 Stadium Dr.
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Telephone: (601) 576-7960
Fax: (601) 576-7505

Adams County
Adams County Chancery Clerk
115 S Wall St.
Natchez, MS 39120
Telephone: (601) 446-6684

Alcorn County
Alcorn County Clerk
P.O. Box 112
Corinth, MS 38834-0112
Telephone: (662) 286-7702

Amite County
Amite County Chancery Clerk
243 W Main St.
Liberty, MS 39645
Telephone: (601) 657-8022

Attala County
Attala County Clerk
230 W. Washington St.
Kosciusko, MS 39090
Telephone: (662) 289-2921

Benton County
Benton County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Ashland, MS 38603-0218
Telephone: (662) 224-6310

Bolivar County
Bolivar County Chancery Clerk
200 N Court St
Cleveland, MS 38732
Telephone: (662) 843-2071

Calhoun County
Calhoun County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 8
Pittsboro, MS 38951-0008
Telephone: (662) 983-3117

Carroll County
Carroll County Clerk
Lexington St.
Carrollton, MS 38917-0291
Telephone: (662) 237-9274

Chancery County
Chancery Clerk's Office
109 W Pine Ave
Mendenhall, MS 39114
Telephone: (601) 847-2626

Chickasaw County
Chickasaw Chancery Clerk
101 N Jefferson
Houston, MS 38851
Telephone: (662) 456-2513

Choctaw County
Choctaw County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 250
112 Quinn St.
Ackerman, MS 39735-0250
Telephone: (662) 285-6329

Claiborne County
Claiborne Chancery Clerk
410 Main St.
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Telephone: (601) 437-4992

Clarke County
Clarke County Chancery Clerk
101 S Archusa Ave
Quitman, MS 39355
Telephone: (601) 776-2126

Clay County
Clay County Chancery Clerk
205 Court St.
West Point, MS 39773-0815
Telephone: (601) 494-3124

Coahoma County
Coahoma County Clerk
P.O. Box 98
Clarksdale, MS 38614-0098
Telephone: (662) 624-9411

Copiah County
Copiah County Chancery Clerk
100 Caldwell Dr.
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
Telephone: (601) 894-3021

Covington County
Covington County Chancery Clerk
101 S Elm Ave
Collins, MS 39428
Telephone: (601) 765-4242

De Soto County
De Soto County Clerk
2535 Highway 51 South, Room 201
Hernando, MS 38632
Telephone: (601) 429-1325

Forrest County
Forrest County Clerk Records
641 N Main Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39403-0951
Telephone: (601) 545-6046

Franklin County
Franklin Chancery Clerk
Main St.
Meadville, MS 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2330

George County
George County Chancery Clerk
320 Cox Street
Lucedale, MS 39452
Telephone: (601) 947-4801

Green County
Green County Chancery Clerk
Main St.
Leakesville, MS 39451-0610
Telephone: (601) 394-2377

Grenada County
Grenada County Chancery Clerk
59 Green Street
Grenada, MS 38901-1208
Telephone: (662) 226-1821

Hancock County
Hancock County Chancery Clerk
152 Main Street
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Telephone: (228) 467-5404

Harrison County
Harrison County Clerk
Courthouse
Gulfport, MS 39502
Telephone: (228) 865-4001

Hinds County
Hinds County Clerk
P.O. Box 686
Jackson, MS 39205-0686
Telephone: (601) 968-6508

Holmes County
Holmes County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 239
Lexington, MS 39095-0239
Telephone: (662) 834-2508

Humphreys County
Humphreys Chancery Clerk
102 Castleman St
Belzoni, MS 39038-0547
Telephone: (662) 247-1740

Issaquena County
Issaquena Chancery Clerk
129 Court St
Mayersville, MS 39113
Telephone: (662) 873-2761

Itawamba County
Itawamba County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 776
Fulton, MS 38843
Telephone: (601) 862-3421

Jackson County
Jackson County Clerk
P.O. Box 998
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Telephone: (228) 769-3131

Jasper County
Jasper County Chancery Clerk
Court Street
Bay Springs, MS 39422
Telephone: (601) 764-3368

Jefferson County
Jefferson Chancery Clerk
307 S Main St.
Fayette, MS 39069
Telephone: (601) 786-3021

Jefferson Davis County
Jefferson Davis Chancery Clerk
1025 3rd St.
Prentiss, MS 39474-1137
Telephone: (601) 792-4204

Jones County
Jones County Chancery Clerk
415 N 5th Ave
Laurel, MS 39441-3968
Telephone: (601) 428-0527

Kemper County
Kemper County Chancery Clerk
Bell St.
De Kalb, MS 39328
Telephone: (601) 743-2460

Lafayette County
Lafayette County Chancery Clerk
Town Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Telephone: (662) 234-7563

Lamar County
Lamar County Chancery Clerk
203 Main St.
Purvis, MS 39475
Telephone: (601) 794-8504

Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County Chancery Clerk
500 Constitution Ave
Meridian, MS 39302
Telephone: (601) 482-9701

Lawrence County
Lawrence County Chancery Clerk
517 E Broad St.
Monticello, MS 39654-0040
Telephone: (601) 587-7162

Leake County
Leake County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 72
Carthage, MS 39051-0072
Telephone: (601) 267-7371

Lee County
Lee County Chancery Clerk
200 W Jefferson St
Tupelo, MS 38802
Telephone: (662) 841-9100

Leflore County
Leflore County Court House
317 W Market St
Greenwood, MS 38930
Telephone: (662) 453-1041

Lincoln County
Lincoln County Chancery Clerk
300 S 2nd St
Brookhaven, MS 39601
Telephone: (601) 835-3412

Lowndes County
Lowndes County Chancery Clerk
521 2nd Ave N
Columbus, MS 39701
Telephone: (662) 329-5800

Madison County
Madison County Chancery Clerk
146 W Center St.
Canton, MS 39046
Telephone: (601) 859-1177

Marion County
Marion County Clerk
250 Broad St., Suite 2
Columbia, MS 39429
Telephone: (601) 736-2691

Marshall County
Marshall County Clerk
P.O. Box 459
Holly Springs, MS 38635
Telephone: (662) 252-3434

Monroe County
Monroe County Chancery Clerk
201 W Commerce St
Aberdeen, MS 39730
Telephone: (662) 369-8143

Montgomery
Montgomery Chancery Clerk
614 Summit St.
Winona, MS 38967
Telephone: (662) 283-2333

Neshoba County
Neshoba County Circuit Clerk
401 Beacon St #107
Philadelphia, MS 39350-0067
Telephone: (601) 656-3581

Newton County
Newton County Chancery Clerk
92 W Broad St.
Decatur, MS 39327
Telephone: (601) 635-2367

Noxubee County
Noxubee Chancery Clerk
505 S. Jefferson St.
Macon, MS 39341
Telephone: (662) 726-4243

Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha Chancery Clerk
101 W Main St.
Starkville, MS 39759
Telephone: (662) 323-5834

Panola County
Panola County Chancery Clerk
215 S Pocahontas St
Batesville, MS 38666
Telephone: (662) 487-2070

Pearl River County
Pearl River Chancery Clerk
200 S Main St.
Poplarville, MS 39470
Telephone: (601) 795-2237

Perry County
Perry County Clerk
P.O. Box 198
New Augusta, MS 39462-0198
Telephone: (601) 964-8398

Pike County
Pike County Chancery Clerks
200 E Bay St
Magnolia, MS 39652
Telephone: (601) 783-3362

Pontotoc County
Pontotoc Chancery Clerk
11 E Washington St
Pontotoc, MS 38863-0209
Telephone: (662) 489-3900

Prentiss County
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk
100 N Main St
Booneville, MS 38829
Telephone: (662) 728-8151
Quitman County
Quitman County Chancery Clerk
23 Chestnut St
Marks, MS 38646
Telephone: (662) 326-2661

Rankin County
Rankin County Courthouse
301 E Government St.
Brandon, MS 39042
Telephone: (601) 825-2217

Scott County
Scott County Chancery Clerk
100 E Main St
Forest, MS 39074
Telephone: (601) 469-1922

Sharkey County
Sharkey Chancery Clerk
400 Locust St
Rolling Fork, MS 39159-0218
Telephone: (662) 873-2766

Smith County
Smith Chancery Clerk's Office
123 Main St
Raleigh, MS 39153
Telephone: (601) 782-9811

Stone County
Stone County Chancery Clerk
P.O. Drawer 7
Wiggins, MS 39577
Telephone: (601) 928-5266

Sunflower County
Sunflower Chancery Clerk
200 Main St
Indianola, MS 38751-0988
Telephone: (662) 887-4703

Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie County Chancery
1 Court Sq
Charleston, MS 38921-0330
Telephone: (662) 647-5551

Tate County
Tate County Clerk
201 S. Ward St.
Senatobia, MS 38668-2616
Telephone: (662) 647-5661

Tippah County
Tippah County Chancery Clerk
Main St
Ripley, MS 38663
Telephone: (662) 837-3607

Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County Clerk
1008 Battleground Dr.
Iuka, MS 38852
Telephone: (662) 423-7010

Union County
Union County Chancery Clerk
109 Main St E
New Albany, MS 38652-0847
Telephone: (662) 534-1900

Walthall County
Walthall County Clerk
P.O. Box 351
Tylertown, MS 39667-0351
Telephone: (601) 876-3553

Warren County
Warren County Chancery Clerk
1009 Cherry St
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Telephone: (601) 636-4415

Washington County
Washington County Chancery
900 Washington Ave
Greenville, MS 38702
Telephone: (662) 332-1595

Wayne County
Wayne County Clerk
609 Azalea Dr.
Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: (601) 735-2873

Webster Chancery
Webster Chancery Clerk
Highway 9 N
Walthall, MS 39771
Telephone: (662) 258-4131

Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County Clerk
P.O. Box 516
Woodville, MS 39669-0516
Telephone: (601) 888-4361

Winston County
Winston County Chancery Clerk
115 S Court Ave
Louisville, MS 39339-0188
Telephone: (662) 773-3631

Yalobusha County
Yalobusha Chancery Clerk
132 Blackmur Dr
Water Valley, MS 38965
Telephone: (662) 473-2091

Yazoo County
Yazoo County Chancery Clerk
211 E Broadway St
Yazoo City, MS 39194
Telephone: (662) 746-2661

 

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