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Holmes CountyMississippi

Holmes County is a county in Mississippi, formed on May 6, 1833, from Yazoo County with its seat in Lexington.

  • Founded1833
  • County seatLexington
  • Named forDavid Holmes
  • Land area757 sq mi + 7.9 sq mi water
  • Population17,000 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped16,098 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Holmes on the map of Mississippi

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Counties of Mississippi · Holmes highlighted

History

Formed in 1833 from Yazoo County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Holmes County was named after David Holmes. The county lost territory to the creation of Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Humphreys counties between 1833 and 1918.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1833
    Holmes County created Holmes created from Yazoo; part of Yazoo reverted to Non-County Area 11 and was attached to Holmes.
    from Yazoo
    · Miss. Laws 1833, 16th sess., ch. 78, secs. 1, 8/pp. 187-189 and ch. 100, sec. 5/p. 234
  2. 1833
    Lost territory Holmes lost part of attached Non-County Area 11 to creation of Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, and Non-County Area 12 attached to Tallahatchie.
    to Carrollto Choctawto Tallahatchieto Yalobusha
    · Miss. Laws 1833, 17th sess., ch. 5, secs. 7-10, 17-22/pp. 35, 38-39
  3. 1836
    Lost territory Holmes lost all of attached Non-County Area 11 to Tallahatchie and to creation of Bolivar and Coahoma; Non-County Area 11 eliminated.
    to Tallahatchieto Bolivarto Coahoma
    · Miss. Laws 1836, reg. sess., pars. 12-13/pp. 13-14
  4. 1850
    Changed Holmes was authorized to gain from Carroll, dependent upon local referendum that failed (no change).
    Carroll
    · Miss. Laws 1850, reg. sess., ch. 113/p. 195; Miss. Dept. of Arch. and Hist., correspondence, 20 January 1989
  5. 1918
    Lost territory Holmes lost to creation of Humphreys.
    to Humphreys
    · HRS Miss., Humphreys, 6; Miss. Laws 1918, reg. sess., ch. 348, secs. 1-2/pp. 368-369; Chancery Clerk, Humphreys Co., telephone query, 15 November 1989

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Holmes

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People and land

Holmes by the Census

Population
17,000 2020 Census count
Housing units
7,485 2020 Census count
Land area
757 square miles
Water area
7.9 square miles
People per sq mi
22 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Holmes County

When was Holmes County founded?
Holmes County was founded in 1833, formed from Yazoo County, and named after David Holmes.
What is the county seat of Holmes County?
The county seat of Holmes County is Lexington.
Is there an online parcel map for Holmes County?
Yes. Holmes County publishes a parcel map of 16,098 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Holmes County's boundary or name changed?
Holmes County was created in 1833 from Yazoo County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Tallahatchie County, Bolivar County and Carroll County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Holmes County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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