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Mississippi County
Grenada County, Mississippi
Grenada Lake and the Mississippi catfish farming heritage - from Grenada Lake (the 64,000-acre reservoir on the Yalobusha River - one of Mississippi's largest reservoirs, providing exceptional crappie, bass, and catfish fishing and drawing anglers from across the mid-South) to Grenada County's position in the Mississippi catfish farming industry (the aquaculture ponds of north-central Mississippi make the state the nation's leading catfish producer, and Grenada County's ponds contribute to an industry that defined Mississippi's agricultural economy for decades).
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Office: Grenada E911 Communications Center – serves as the only Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for Grenada County, dispatching for the Sheriff’s Office, Grenada Police, City Fire Department, UMMC Ambulance, and multiple volunteer fire departments; the Communications Room is dedicated in memory of longtime dispatcher Eddie Merriman (d. April 2013).
City Police: Grenada Police Department – 15 North Main St, Grenada, MS 38901 | (662) 226-1211 | Fax: (662) 227-3405.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-51 and I-55 serve Grenada, the county seat and largest city, at the intersection of the historic Mississippi Central Railroad and the Greenwood & Columbus Railroad, along the Yalobusha River.
Notes: Grenada County was formally established May 9, 1870 from portions of Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Carroll, Choctaw, Webster, and Montgomery Counties, on lands acquired from the Choctaw and Chickasaw under the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Roughly 21,600 residents across 433 square miles. Both the county and its seat are named for the Spanish province of Granada. The city of Grenada itself formed in 1836 through the merger of two rival towns, Tullahoma and Pittsburg, founded by speculators Franklin Plummer and Hiram Runnels – a rivalry so bitter the towns were literally split by a section line (today’s Line Street) before their “marriage” as one city.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Grenada County Courthouse – Grenada, MS 38901.
Notes: Grenada was a strategically vital Confederate rail hub and supply depot during the Civil War; Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton established his field headquarters here in late 1862, fortifying an eight-fort defensive line (the “Yalobusha Line”) that helped block Grant’s initial advance toward Vicksburg. Two of these Confederate forts still stand today on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property at Grenada Lake and are open to the public. Grenada County is genuinely the birthplace of several major Mississippi political figures: Governor William Winter (born 1923, known for education reform efforts), U.S. Senator Trent Lott, and civil rights activist Amzie Moore (born on a Grenada County plantation, 1911). In 1966, Grenada was the site of a significant civil rights boycott. Camp McCain, south of Grenada, served as a major WWII military training site.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Grenada County Veterans Service Office – confirm current contact via the Board of Supervisors, (662) 226-1821.
Federal: VA facilities accessible via a Jackson, MS or Memphis, TN VA medical center; confirm current routing.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Confirm current Grenada public library address/phone via the county Board of Supervisors.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Grenada Lake – a roughly 36,000-acre reservoir (90,427-acre total federal property) managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, fishing, boating, hiking, and hunting, with a Visitor Center covering local history – is the county’s premier attraction, along with the two preserved Confederate forts on Corps property.
Notes: Grenada County is home to Holmes Community College’s Grenada Campus (opened 1985), which since 2008 has offered a “2+2” transfer partnership with the University of Mississippi.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Grenada County Tax Assessor – confirm current contact via the Board of Supervisors.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Grenada Animal Shelter – a city-run shelter serving Grenada and the surrounding area; dog/cat City of Grenada license tags available for $5; confirm current address/phone via the City of Grenada or Sheriff’s dispatch, (662) 226-2722 (note: there is no separate direct line for animal control beyond the two dispatch numbers).
Hope Animal Sanctuary – a no-kill sanctuary serving Grenada and the broader region.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Grenada County – confirm current contact via the Board of Supervisors.
NOTES: Grenada County is the first county in the fourth batch of the Mississippi v2 A+ sourced redo. The genuine political heritage (Gov. William Winter, Sen. Trent Lott, activist Amzie Moore) and the well-preserved Civil War fort sites at Grenada Lake are among the most distinctive local facts covered anywhere in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Grenada County
Grenada County is north-central Mississippi’s Grenada Lake and catfish farming county – the 64,000-acre reservoir and the aquaculture ponds that make Mississippi the nation’s catfish capital define a community at the intersection of recreation and agricultural heritage.
Grenada (the county seat, population ~12,500) is the lake’s gateway community – the reservoir’s recreation economy and the agricultural processing industry anchor the county’s commercial life.
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Grenada County Tax Assessor at 59 Green Street, Suite 101, Grenada, MS 38901, phone 662-226-0347. MS residential assessed at 10% of true value.
Courts & Legal
Grenada County Chancery Court at 59 Green Street, Grenada, MS 38901, phone 662-226-1821, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CHANCERY CLERK
59 Green St., Grenada, MS 38901
(662) 226-1821
CIRCUIT CLERK
59 Green St., Grenada, MS 38901
(662) 226-1821
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Grenada County Chancery Court (probate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Grenada County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Grenada County Chancery Court 59 Green Street (mail: P.O. Box 1208), Grenada, MS 38901 (662) 226-1821 Grenada County is in north-central Mississippi, seated in Grenada.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Mississippi has not adopted the Uniform Probate Code and instead follows its own statutory framework under Miss. Code Ann. Title 91, Chapter 7. Mississippi’s small-estate threshold, at $75,000, is one of the lowest in the country, so most estates end up needing at least some court involvement.
Small Estate Affidavit (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322) – personal property only, up to $75,000 (excluding liens and encumbrances). A 30-day waiting period after death applies. The affidavit is presented directly to whoever holds the property (a bank, for instance); that party is not required to investigate the truth of the affidavit and is protected from liability once it complies.
Muniment of Title (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-5-35) – a limited proceeding to transfer real property named in a will, without full administration, when the estate’s non-real-estate assets are $75,000 or less and all debts (including taxes) have been paid. A petition is still filed with the Chancery Court to declare the will valid; the will and court order are then recorded in the land records.
Formal Administration – required for most estates with real property beyond the muniment-of-title threshold or significant liquid assets. The Chancery Judge reviews the petition, the will (if any), and supporting documents before issuing Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration appointing the personal representative.
Step 2: filing for probate
File a petition with the Chancery Court in the county where the decedent was domiciled.
The personal representative inventories assets and notifies creditors; Mississippi’s creditor claim period runs 90 days (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-145).
Claims and disputes are adjudicated by the Chancery Court if contested.
Once debts are settled and the creditor period closes, the estate can be distributed and closed.
What it costs
Costs are the Chancery Clerk’s per-county filing fee (built on the statewide base under Miss. Code § 25-7-9), plus recording fees and publication costs.
Mississippi has no state estate tax or inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax could separately apply, and only to very large estates.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
59 Green St., Grenada, MS 38901
(662) 226-4443
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
59 Green St., Grenada, MS 38901
(662) 226-1821
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Office: Grenada County Health Department (Mississippi State Department of Health) – confirm current phone via the Board of Supervisors, (662) 226-1821 or (662) 227-2860.
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County Facts
County Seat: Grenada
Population: 21,000
Area: 423 sq mi
Established: 1870
Tier: 3
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