Welcome to Jefferson Davis County ...

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

The community of Prentiss is the Seat for Jefferson Davis County.

Jefferson Davis County was founded in 1906. Jefferson Davis was created by taking area from Covington and Lawrence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jefferson Davis had a population of 11,128 people. This is a decrease of 10.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,462 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson Davis represented 0.42% 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 Jefferson Davis County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Covington County
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  • Lamar County
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  • Lawrence County
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  • Marion County
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  • Simpson County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Jefferson Davis County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Jefferson Davis County