DeSoto County, Mississippi
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DeSoto is a county in Mississippi. It was formed in 1836 from the following county/ies: Chickasaw cession, 1832. DeSoto began keeping birth records in , marriage records in 1845/1866, and death records in |. It began keeping land records in 1836, probate records in 1836, and court records in 1854. For more information, contact the county at 2535 Hwy. 51 S, Hernando 38632. On the attached map, DeSoto is located at A4. Record loss, 1940.
For information about the state of Mississippi see Mississippi Family History Research.
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