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Mississippi has embossed county names on all passenger license plates
since 1941. Some counties have two county seats, and therefore, two
separate license plate assignments. Number of counties having two
assignments: 6 (1923-25, 1930), 8 (1934, 1952), 9 (1953-71),
10 (1972-present). Hinds Raymond office began 1927.
Counties with multiple offices:
Bolivar - Cleveland, Rosedale (by 1923, gone by 2008)
Carroll - Carrollton, Vaiden (by 1923)
Chickasaw - Houston, Okolona (by 1930)
Coahoma - Clarksdale, Friars Point (as of 1923-25, gone by 1930)
Harrison - Biloxi, Gulfport (added 1972)
Hinds - Jackson, Raymond (added 1934)
Jasper - Bay Springs, Paulding (as of 1923-25, not 1930, back 1934)
Jones - Ellisville, Laurel (by 1923)
Panola - Batesville, Sardis (by 1930)
Pearl River - Picayune, Poplarville (by 1998)
Tallahatchie - Charleston, Sumner (by 1923)
Yalobusha - Coffeeville, Water Valley (added 1953)
From 1919 to 1940, plate numbers were assigned to counties in
alphabetical order.
Known complete county assignments (on file):
1919 1 - 44000 1929 1 - 273-300
1920 1 - 52300 1930 1 - 281-500
1923 1 - 80000 1933 1 - 138-300
1924 1 - 110000 1934 1 - 137-750
1925 1 - 140-000
Known partial county assignments:
1926 Newton 129-501 - 131-700
1927 Harrison 25-501 - 29-000
Hinds 29-001 - 34-000, 138-001 - 144-600
1931 Clay 33-051 - 35-050
Forrest 49-851 - 55-350
Hancock 61-051 - 62-750
Harrison 62-751 - 72-500
Hinds 72-501 - 89-200
Jackson 98-401 - 100-650
Jones 106-501 - 113-500
Lauderdale 118-601 - 127-600
Lee 131-401 - 136-150
LeFlore 136-151 - 143-700
Lincoln 143-701 - 147-200
Lowndes 147-201 - 151-700
Pearl River 179-201 - 181-700
Stone 203-101 - 204-100
Warren 228-501 - 233-650
Washington 233-651 - 240-900
Yazoo ? - 254-000
1932 LeFlore 142-651 - 151-150
1935 Amite 4-201 - 5-400
Coahoma 18-801 - 22-550
Copiah 22-551 - 24-850
Franklin 30-551 - 31-350
Harrison 35-451 - 40-850
Hinds (10,700)
Lauderdale (5,550)
Marion 86-551 - 87-800
Pike 101-301 - 104-300
Walthall 124-351 - 125-300
Warren (3,500)
Washington (4,200)
Wilkinson 134-501 - 135-200
Yazoo ? - 139-450
1936 Harrison 36-351 - 41-650
1937 Harrison 36-751 - 42-500
Tallahatchie 122-201 - ?
1938 Harrison 345-501 - 353-300
Pontotoc 442-701 - 444-500
1939 Harrison 358-201 - 375-200
1940 Harrison 747-001 - 755-000