Welcome to Hancock County ...

Time Zone: Hancock County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bay Saint Louis is the Seat for Hancock County.

Hancock County was founded in 1812.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hancock had a population of 47,632 people. This is an increase of 8.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 44,089 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hancock represented 1.49% of the total population of Mississippi.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Mississippi
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  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Websites specific to Hancock County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Harrison County
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  • Pearl River County
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  • Saint Tammany Parish
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Hancock County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi