Hancock County Historical Society, Mississippi Hancock County is
in southern Mississippi. It is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to
the south and by Louisiana to the west. The Hancock County
Historical Society has made a number of resources available on
its website. Go to the Research/Reference tab and choose an
option from the drop down list. Hancock County Cemeteries The
Hancock County Historical Society has created an online
inventory of individuals buried in more than fifty county
cemeteries. Click on the Hancock County Cemetery Index to browse
the consolidated database by last name. There are more than
13,500 records in the index. The data fields in the index are
last name, first name, birth, death, cemetery, and grave
location. Click on the individual record to open the specific
cemetery page. The data fields for the listings contain a
comments field. Information found in this field includes
military service, age and more. You may also click on the
cemetery name and go directly to the alphabetical burial