Lincoln County, Mississippi

Lincoln County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Brookhaven
Year Organized: 1870
Square Miles: 586

Court House:

P.O. Box 555
County Courthouse
Brookhaven, MS 39602-0555

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Lincoln is named for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Lincoln County was established during the military Reconstruction period of the State, April 7, 1870, and was named for President Abraham Lincoln. It is located in the southwestern part of the State and the counties of Lawrence, Copiah, Pike, Franklin and Amite were divided to form its area. The act located the seat of justice at Brookhaven.
Brookhaven is the county seat and largest town in the county.

Brookhaven probably was named for Brookhaven, New York, on Long Island, the home of Samuel Jayne, who emigrated to the present site of Old Brook in about 1818; but it may have been named for the Brooks family, builders of the first house in Brookhaven.

There was an unknown record loss in 1893, no records exist before then.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 588 square miles (1,523 km²), of which, 586 square miles (1,517 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Copiah County (north)
Lawrence County (east)
Walthall County (southeast)
Pike County (south)
Amite County (southwest)
Franklin County (west)
Jefferson County (northwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Brookhaven (County Seat)

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Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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