Jones County, MS Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce Records

Jones County vital recordsJones County, formerly Davis County, and Jones County again before that, has its Chancery Clerk's office located in the county seat of Ellisville, formerly Leesburg, and Ellisville again before that; the area underwent a brief renaming period in the years following the Civil War. The Chancery Clerk's office is where the public should go to access the county's property records. Other vital records, such as marriage, birth, and death, are not kept at the county level, but instead are located in the state capitol of Jackson, MS, with the Vital Records Department of the State Department of Health. Records the department has on file, most of which are dated from the early 1900s, are available online via the department's website, over the phone at (601) 576-7981, through the mail, or in person at the department's office location. Additional inquiries can also be emailed to the department directly.

Jones County Recorder Office - Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records


Jones County (1st District)
101 N Court St
County Courthouse
Ellisville, MS 39437
Hours of Operation: 8AM-5PM CST
Phone: 601-477-3307
Fax: 601-477-1240
Real Estate: 601-477-3307
Assessor: 601-477-3261
Elections: 601-425-2556
Other: 601-477-3253
Recording Officer: Chancery Clerk
Records Online: Judgment
Note: Each district office must be searched separately.
Assessor Fax: 601-477-3042
Assessor Website

Jasper County (2nd District)
PO Box 1047

Jones County Marriage & Divorce Records - County Courts


Category: Courts
Jones County - Circuit Court- Administrator
415 North 5th Avenue
Laurel, MS 39440
Phone: (601)428-4572

Jones County Birth & Death Records

About Jones County, Mississippi


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