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