Search Noxubee Marriage and Divorce Files

Getting a Marriage License in Noxubee County

Marriage licenses in Mississippi are county business. In Noxubee County, the Circuit Clerk issues the license and keeps the local marriage record. The clerk is Freda Phillips, and her office sits in the courthouse at 505 South Jefferson Street in Macon. The phone line is 662-726-5737. A couple applies in the county, the license is signed after the ceremony, and the signed return goes back to the Circuit Clerk for filing. That filing is the county marriage record many people later ask for.

Mississippi dropped one old hurdle a while back. As of July 1, 2012, a blood test is no longer required for a Mississippi marriage license. The state explains the current rules on its marriage records overview, which is worth a quick read before you apply. The Mississippi State Department of Health, known as MSDH, walks couples through what the state expects on its Mississippi marriage records page.

That state page also points couples back to the county for the license itself, which is why the Circuit Clerk stays the first call. Noxubee County did not publish its own license fee, hours, or ID checklist on an official county page, so the safe move is to phone the Circuit Clerk and confirm the current cost, what identification both applicants must bring, and whether both people need to appear in person.

How to Apply for a Marriage License

The basic path is short, but the small details change by office. Call ahead so you arrive with the right documents and the right payment method. The steps below follow the standard Mississippi county process and the Noxubee Circuit Clerk contact.

1. Call the Noxubee County Circuit Clerk at 662-726-5737 to confirm the current license fee, accepted payment, office hours, and whether both applicants must come in.
2. Gather valid photo identification for both applicants and any proof the clerk asks for, such as documents showing the end of a prior marriage.
3. Apply in person at the Circuit Clerk office at 505 South Jefferson Street, Macon. Both partners give their legal names and the details the application asks for.
4. Pay the county license fee at the counter using the method the clerk accepts.
5. Hold the ceremony, have the officiant sign the license, and make sure the signed license is returned to the Circuit Clerk so the marriage record is filed.

Noxubee County Marriage Application Fields

A county license and a state certified copy are two different forms. To order a certified marriage record from the state, you fill out the MSDH marriage application, Form 502. The fields below come from that state form, which asks who married, where, and why you are entitled to the record. The MSDH marriage records ordering page hosts the form and the mailing instructions.

The page shows the order options, the search fee, and the county clerk route side by side, so you can pick the channel that fits. The table breaks down what the application asks for.

Noxubee County Marriage and Divorce Fees

Costs split by which office you use. The state charges a flat fee for a certified marriage copy or a search, with a smaller add-on for extra copies bought in the same order. The state also sells a divorce index search, which only finds where the divorce was granted, not the decree itself. Local Noxubee copy fees were not published online, so plan to confirm those by phone with the clerk who holds the file.

The state route is the same statewide, but the county license and the certified decree are local charges. Always verify a local fee before you mail anything.

How to Look Up Noxubee County Marriage Records

There are three real ways to get a Mississippi marriage record. You can order a copy from the state, ask the state to search for the county where the license was issued, or contact the Circuit Clerk in the county that issued the license. For a Noxubee marriage, that county contact is Freda Phillips at the Circuit Clerk office, 662-726-5737. Many people who handle the county side also work with the Noxubee County Circuit Clerk for older paper files.

The state holds a long run of marriage records, but not every year. MSDH lists its marriage record availability as January 1, 1926 through June 30, 1938, and January 1, 1942 to the present. To order, you give the names, the approximate date, and the place, then pay the state fee. In-person orders at the state office are mailed within 7 to 10 business days.

Note: Gaps in the state index do not mean a record never existed, so a county clerk search can still turn up a license the state file does not show.

How to Find Noxubee County Divorce Records

Divorce sits on the chancery side, not the circuit side. In Noxubee County, divorce cases are heard in Chancery Court, and the certified divorce decree comes from the Chancery Clerk, Gwendolyn D. Graham. The state does not keep divorce decrees at all. The MSDH divorce records page explains the index-only search and points you back to the county clerk for the actual decree.

The state search is a five-year county index lookup that costs $17 and covers the same date ranges as marriage records. It tells you the county where the divorce was granted and the book and page in the Chancery Clerk office where it was recorded. The state warns that, although filing is required by law, not every divorce reaches the state index. Once you have the county and the book and page, you request the certified decree from the Noxubee Chancery Clerk.

The Chancery Clerk address is not uniform across official listings. The Mississippi Judiciary Chancery Clerks directory lists 505 South Jefferson at phone 662-726-4243, while the Chancery Clerks Association lists 2832 Jefferson Street, Suite 4, at phone 662-726-4244. Confirm the right counter before you drive over.

Note: Divorce files can hold custody, child support, abuse, and other sensitive matters, so parts of a Noxubee divorce case may be sealed or limited even when the decree itself is available.

Certified Noxubee County Marriage and Divorce Copies

A certified copy carries an official seal and is the version courts, agencies, and insurers usually require. A plain printout will not work for a name change, a benefits claim, or an immigration matter. For a certified marriage copy, the state charges $17, with extra copies in the same order at $6 each. For a certified divorce decree, you go to the Chancery Clerk who recorded it.

The statewide chancery clerk directory is a quick way to confirm the office and its contact details before you order. The Mississippi Chancery Clerks Association keeps a member directory that lists the Noxubee Chancery Clerk and her Macon address.

That directory backs up the phone numbers and the suite address you will use to request a certified decree. Public access to a full divorce case file is narrower than access to the decree. Non-restricted Chancery case documents can be viewed through the state electronic court system, Public Access to Mississippi Electronic Courts, or PAMEC, which charges per page and excludes sealed or restricted matters. Estate and guardianship files run through the same chancery office covered on the Noxubee County probate records page.

Mississippi Vital Records Office

The Mississippi State Department of Health runs the state Office of Vital Records. It holds certified marriage copies, runs the divorce index search, and keeps the long historical run of marriage filings. The office sits in Ridgeland, north of Jackson, and serves the whole state by mail, by phone through a private vendor, and in person. The MSDH vital records page lists the location, hours, and the order options in one place.

In person, the office takes cash, cashier check, money order, credit card, or debit card; mail orders use a cashier check or money order with the form. Plan ahead, since a certified copy is not instant.