Winston County Local Research Contacts

Winston County Genealogical and Historical Society

The Winston County Genealogical and Historical Society meets 10 times a year, January through October on the 4th Wednesday of the month at the Winston County Library at 2:00 p.m.  The goals of the Society are to work together to preserve local history and acquire records and materials that are useful to researchers.  The Society also publish material that might be useful to others doing research on our county.

Publications: 

Winston County and Its People, published in 1980 $35.00 (hardback)

Marriage Records of Winston County, Mississippi, Volume 1, 1834-1880 $25.00

Marriage Records of Winston County, Mississippi, Volume 2 April 21, 1880-January 15, 1908 $25.00

Deed Abstracts of Winston County, Mississippi, Deed Books A, B & C $7.50 (spiral-bound)

All of these publications are available at the Winston County Library.  They can also be ordered through the Society at P.O. Box 428, Louisville, MS 39339.  There is a $3.00 per book charge for mailing.

Eileen Nail, Treasurer
P.O. Box 428
Louisville, MS 39339
email: eileen@ayrix.net
phone:  +1 (662) 773-3195

Winston County Courthouse

Pam Reel, Chancery Court Clerk, phone:  +1 (662) 773-3631
Kim Ming, Circuit Court Clerk, phone:  +1 (662) 773-3581
P. O. Drawer 69
Louisville, MS 39339

Note:  The Circuit Court Clerk is the keeper of the marriage records plus court records and is in charge of elections.  The Chancery Court Clerk has the deeds and wills.  There is no separate County Court Clerk in Winston County.  The court records available are shown in the Winston County Court Records Index available on this web site.