Welcome to Leake County, Mississippi Genealogy & History Network. Our purpose is to provide free resources for genealogical and historical researchers. This site is FREE and will always be FREE to all researchers! Leake County MSGHN is looking for a volunteer to serve as County Director. If you are interested, please see the next section below.

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MSGHN is looking for a volunteer to serve as County Director for this county! Some knowledge of creating websites is recommended. A love for genealogy, history, and volunteer work is a must. If you are interested in joining a group of caring and respectful volunteers, contact us at services@msghn.org for more information.

Leake County is located almost dead-center of the state of Mississippi. Leake County was organized on December 23, 1833 and was named in honor of Walter Leake (photo), a prominent Mississippi politician who served in many offices in the state including Governor, Senator, and Supreme Court Judge.

The county seat is Carthage. Other Leake County communities include: Lena, Sebastopol, Walnut Grove, Thomastown, Redwater, Standing Pine, Edinburg, Good Hope, Madden, and Ofahoma. In it's first census in 1840 there were 2,162 residents listed. In the last federal census in 2000 the population was 20,940.