County · code 28085
Lincoln CountyMississippi
Lincoln County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Brookhaven, formed on April 7, 1870.
- Founded1870
- County seatBrookhaven
- Named forAbraham Lincoln
- Land area586 sq mi + 2 sq mi water
- Population34,907 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped25,078 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Lincoln on the map of Mississippi
Mississippi has 82 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1870 from Amite County, Copiah County, Franklin County, Lawrence County and Pike County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lincoln County was created from parts of Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence, and Pike counties. The county was named after Abraham Lincoln. Its boundaries were adjusted several times in the following years, gaining and losing territory to neighboring counties between 1871 and 1878.
- 1870Lincoln County created Lincoln created from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence, and Pike. · Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 55, secs. 1-2, 8/pp. 129, 132
- 1871
- 1871Changed Redefinition of Lincoln boundary with Lawrence unintentionally implied a change that never took effect (no change). · Miss. Rev. Code 1871, ch. 2, art. 2, pars. 20-89/pp. 12-29
- 1873
- 1875
- 1878Gained territory Lincoln gained small area from Lawrence. · Miss. Laws 1878, reg. sess., ch. 102/p. 213
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lincoln
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 25,078 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 2 July 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Lincoln County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lincoln by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Lincoln County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lincoln County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lincoln County
- When was Lincoln County founded?
- Lincoln County was founded in 1870, formed from Amite County, Copiah County, Franklin County, Lawrence County and Pike County, and named after Abraham Lincoln.
- What is the county seat of Lincoln County?
- The county seat of Lincoln County is Brookhaven.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lincoln County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 25,078 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Lincoln County's boundary or name changed?
- Lincoln County was created in 1870 from Amite County, Copiah County, Franklin County, Lawrence County and Pike County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Amite County, Franklin County and Lawrence County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lincoln 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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