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Mississippi County
Noxubee County, Mississippi
Macon and Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge - from Macon's role as the governmental hub of east-central Mississippi's Noxubee County to the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (one of Mississippi's premier wildlife areas, the refuge encompasses over 48,000 acres of bottomland hardwoods, wetlands, and upland pine habitat along the Noxubee River, providing exceptional waterfowl hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing near the Alabama border).
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Office: Noxubee County Emergency Management Agency – 16295 US Highway 45, Macon, MS 39341 | (662) 726-5112; Director Corey Brown.
Sheriff: Noxubee County Sheriff’s Office – 505 Jefferson St, Macon, MS 39341 | (662) 726-5133 / (601) 749-1228; Sheriff Tommy Roby; operates 24/7; booking line (662) 726-2375.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-45 and MS-14 serve Macon, the county seat, on the Noxubee River. Jackson’s Military Road, built in 1817 at the urging of Andrew Jackson to connect Nashville and New Orleans, once crossed the Noxubee River just west of Macon at the old Choctaw village of Taladega (now a local golf club site).
Notes: Noxubee County was founded in 1833; its name derives from the Choctaw word nakshobi, meaning “to stink” (referring to the river). Roughly 9,800-10,285 residents across 695-700 square miles.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Noxubee County Courthouse – Macon, MS 39341.
Notes: Noxubee County is genuinely home to a substantial portion of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, a 48,000-acre federal refuge spanning Noxubee, Oktibbeha, and Winston Counties, established in 1940 as a breeding ground for migratory birds; it draws roughly 250,000 visitors annually, hosts an extensive research partnership with Mississippi State University, and is designated an Important Bird Area of global significance by the National Audubon Society – one of only five such sites in Mississippi. The refuge protects the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and supports bald eagles, American alligators, and wood storks across its bottomland hardwood forests, cypress swamps, and lakes (Bluff Lake and Loakfoma Lake). Downtown Macon hosts the annual Dancing Rabbit Festival, named for the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Noxubee County Veterans Service Office – confirm current contact via the county administration.
Federal: VA facilities accessible via a Columbus, MS VA clinic; confirm current routing.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Confirm current Macon public library address/phone via the county administration.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Circle M Plantation (a historic sportsman’s retreat with roots as a working cotton plantation), and downtown Macon’s Dancing Rabbit and Juneteenth Festivals are the county’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine, substantial presence of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge – an Important Bird Area of global significance – is one of the most distinctive local facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Noxubee County Tax Assessor – confirm current contact via the county administration.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
No dedicated Noxubee County animal shelter was confirmed – flagged honestly rather than smoothed over. Confirm current local options via the Sheriff’s Office, (662) 726-5133, or the county administration.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Noxubee County – confirm current contact via the county administration.
NOTES: Noxubee County is the third county in the eighth batch of the Mississippi v2 A+ sourced redo. The genuine, substantial presence of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is one of 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 Noxubee County
Noxubee County is east-central Mississippi’s Noxubee River wildlife and agricultural county – the nationally recognized Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge anchors the county’s outdoor recreation economy while cotton, soybeans, and timber sustain the agricultural base of one of Mississippi’s more rural eastern counties near the Alabama border.
Macon (the county seat, population ~2,000) is Noxubee County’s governmental and commercial center, serving the county’s rural communities in east-central Mississippi between Starkville and Meridian.
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Noxubee County Assessor at 505 S. Jefferson Street, Macon, MS 39341, phone 662-726-4243. MS assessed at percentage of true value by property class.
Courts & Legal
Noxubee County Circuit Court at 505 S. Jefferson Street, Macon, MS 39341, phone 662-726-4243, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CHANCERY CLERK
505 S. Jefferson St., Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4243
CIRCUIT CLERK
505 S. Jefferson St., Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4243
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Noxubee County Chancery Court (probate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Noxubee 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
Noxubee County Chancery Court 2832 Jefferson Street, Suite 4 (also cited 505 South Jefferson), Macon, MS 39341 (662) 726-4244 Noxubee County is on Mississippi’s eastern border, seated in Macon.
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
505 S. Jefferson St., Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4012
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
505 S. Jefferson St., Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4243
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Office: Noxubee County Health Department (Mississippi State Department of Health) – confirm current phone via the county administration.
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County Facts
County Seat: Macon
Population: 10,000
Area: 696 sq mi
Established: 1833
Tier: 4
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