Lake, MS Public Records
Lake is an incorporated town in Scott County, Mississippi, with an estimated population of 468 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 5.1 square miles of land.
🏢 Lake Town Hall
Lake's own town government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the town clerk under the Mississippi Public Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the town; see the offices below.
📇 Lake Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Lake |
| Contact listed | Mayor |
| Mailing address | PO Box 39, Lake, MS 39092 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Lake
Lake is in Scott County (with parts in Newton County). In Mississippi, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Chancery Clerk in each county. Divorce cases in Mississippi are heard by the Chancery Court in each county. Wills and estates in Mississippi are handled by the Chancery Court in each county.
📍 Scott County at a Glance
| County | Scott County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 27,666 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
| Also partly in | Newton County |
⚖️ Scott County Circuit Clerk
| Address | P.O. Box 371, Forest, MS 39074 (mailing address) |
| Phone | (601) 469-3601 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Circuit Court case records for the county (felonies, civil cases); the Circuit Clerk also issues marriage licenses and keeps marriage records |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | courts.ms.gov/…/circuitclerks.pdf ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Scott County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Lake
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Lake, MS:
📋 Lake Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Mississippi State Department of Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Mississippi are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Mississippi, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Chancery Clerk in each county. |
| Court cases & divorce | Scott County courthouse. Divorce cases in Mississippi are heard by the Chancery Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Mississippi are handled by the Chancery Court in each county. |
| State court system | Mississippi Judiciary |
| Sex offender registry | Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety) |