WELCOME TO LINCOLN COUNTY Location
Lincoln County is located in the Piney Woods area of Southwest Mississippi. Running east and west through Lincoln County is U.S. Hwy. 84. Other roads you’re likely to travel are U.S. Hwy. 51, which runs north and south through the county; Mississippi Hwy. 550, which runs east and west, and Hwy. 583, which runs north and south. Interstate highways in the area are I-55, which runs north and south; I-20, which runs east and west through central Mississippi; I-10, which spans the Mississippi Gulf Coast from east to west; and I-12, which runs eastwest through southern Louisiana.
Population
According to 2019 census figures, Lincoln County’s population was 34,153.
Climate
One thing to remember about the weather in Southwest Mississippi is that almost anything is possible, even snow. Lincoln County, which covers 586 square miles, has an elevation of 450 feet.
Government
Many county offices are housed in the Lincoln County-Brookhaven Government Complex, which was constructed as a joint venture more than 25 years ago. Lincoln County officials took office in January 2020.
Officials
Sheriff Steve Rushing Coroner Clay McMorris Chancery Clerk Alisha McGehee Circuit Clerk Dustin Bairfield Tax Assessor/Collector Blake Pickering Justice Judge Post 1 Ian Smith Justice Judge Post 2 Roger Martin Constable Post 1 Kelly Porter Constable Post 2 William Lavon Boyd
SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 1
REV. JERRY WILSON 216 Saint George St. Brookhaven, MS 39601 601-757-3997
DISTRICT 2
JERRY MCGEHEE 1211 Old Hwy. 51 NE Brookhaven, MS 39601 601-833-0905
DISTRICT 3
NOLAN WILLIAMSON 2451 Pleasant Hill Dr. SE Bogue Chitto, MS 39629 601-835-4159
DISTRICT 4
EDDIE BROWN 309 Dogwood Trail Bogue Chitto, MS 39629 601-748-1968
DISTRICT 5
DOUG FALVEY 1639 Falvey Road Wesson, MS 39191 601-906-4898
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