Lookup Public Records in Union County, Mississippi. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Union County Overview
With a total area of 417 square miles, most of which is land, Union County, Mississippi was created in 1870. While uncertainty lies around the source of the county name, it is believed that is was once a union of several large counties. Another common legend is that the name is marked the reunion of the state with other confederate states post-Civil War. New Albany is both the county seat and the largest community. Adjacent counties are: Benton to the north, Tippah to the north, Prentiss to the east, Lee to the southeast, Pontotoc to the south, Lafayette to the southwest, and Marshall to the northwest. The county is home to a portion of nationally protected Holly Springs National Forest. A total of 11 zip codes are in use in the county, and the largest is 38652.
Union County Clerk Information
Phyllis Stanford, Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 298
109 E. Main St.
New Albany, MS 38652
(662) 534-1910
[email protected]
The clerk:
- Keeps a general court docket in which all names and parties in each case, plea, indictment, records from inferior courts on appeal, and other papers are entered
- Keeps orders of the court which are referenced in the minute book
- Keeps the execution docket
- Enters a full and complete record of the proceedings of the suit
- Serves as a registrar for voters in the county
- Collects a filing fee from candidates pursuing a county office or legislative seat within the county
- Works with the election commission to provide election information (results, candidates, etc.)
- Notifies citizens who have been selected to serve on jury duty
- Prepares a jury list for the attorneys
- Familiarizes jurors with the courthouse
- Receives and files all documents during trials
- Issues subpoenas
- Conveys jury instructions given by the judge
- Receives verdicts of jurors and reads them in open court
- Issues jurors a county warrant (check) and certificate of service (if needed)
- Files a Statistical Record of Marriage with the Office of Vital Records with the Mississippi State Department of Health
- Issues the marriage license
- Collects a filing fee of $22 per marriage record prepared from the applicant
Union County Records
Randy Dunnam, Tax Collector/Assessor
P.O. Box 862
114 E. Bankhead St.
New Albany, MS 38652
(662) 534-1972
[email protected]
Assessments and values, tax exempt property, tax credits and exemptions:
Annette Hickey, Chancery Clerk
P.O. Box 847
109 E. Main St.
New Albany, MS 38652
Phone: (662) 534-1900
Fax: (662) 534-1907
[email protected]
Land records, deeds, fee schedules, plats and surveys, maps, passports, tax liens, easements and condemnations:
Pay property taxes and forms:
Motor vehicle information: Not available
| Union, MS Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
|---|---|
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 24,080 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 5,834 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 173 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 72 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 3 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 288 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 2,197 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 85 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 578 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 127 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 1,554 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 25 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 36 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 2,393 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 249 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 59 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 141 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 14 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 735 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 646 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 273 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 65 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 23 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 8,389 |
| Union County Marriage License Office | |
|---|---|
In order to obtain a marriage license in Union County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
| State Law: | Marriage – Title 93, Ch. 1 |
| All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
| Office: | Union County Marriage License |
| Location: | 114 Vankhead St, New Albany, Mississippi, 38652 |
| Phone: | 601-534-1910 |
Union County Chancery Clerk’s Office
County Government Office
Address: 109 E Main St, New Albany, MS 38652, United States
Phone: 662-534-1900