George County Roots

Welcome to George County Roots. Our purpose is to provide free resources for genealogical and historical researchers. This site is FREE and will ALWAYS be FREE to all researchers! We are proud to be a part of the Mississippi Genealogy & History Network. Jerrie Mason is the County Director for George County MSGHN. My name is Tammy Howard-Westmoreland and I am the Assistant County Director. Due to health issues, Jerrie has had to take an extended leave of absence. I will be handling things here while she is gone.

If you have information relating to George County that you are willing to share with other researchers, let me know. Just email me at
tr.westmoreland@gmail.com and I will be pleased to place it here on our site. If you have information for other Mississippi counties, please consider clicking on the Mississippi Genealogy & History Network link in the Main Menu and contact the appropriate County Director. Thanks for visiting and good luck with your research!

The following is part of what you will find here on George County Roots.

• Thousands of George County marriage dates. These dates are important in locating copies of marriage licenses at the George County Courthouse.
• Cemeteries and cemetery listings for George County.

George County was formed on March 16, 1910 from Jackson and Green Counties. The county is bordered on the east by the state of Alabama and is the forty-fourth county in size. At the time of organization Edmond Noel was the governor of Mississippi and William H. Taft was the U.S. President.

Named after US Senator James Zachariah George (1881-1897). State Supreme Court Justice in Mississippi, and U.S. Senator from Mississippi.  Known among his constituents as "the Great Commoner."

Lucedale (incorporated in 1901) is the County Seat and was formed in 1898 shortly after a railroad was built in the area. The town was named for its founder, Gregory N. Luce, who built and operated a lumber business there. Luce settled in the area in 1896, from Grand Rapids, Michagan. He founded Luce Farms and Luce Products Inc. in 1914 to provide work for the men who had lost their jobs when Luce was forced to close the lumber mill. Luce Farms was purchased by the Farm Security Administration in 1938 and was divided into 40 acre tracts.

Three state highways converge in Lucedale to form the main street, which was named 15-26-63, for the three highways.

Three rivers flow  through the southwest corner of George County, the Pascagoula, Red, and Black rivers.

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