Our Mission & Purpose
The Lafayette County Digital Museum is working to preserve historic records, pictures, video, stories and artifacts for the Oxford-Lafayette County community. The use of digital records ensures that our history is captured, preserved and displayed for everyone to share any time they want. Come join us in this effort to digitize crumbling books, bibles, pictures and people before they’re gone.
View our collection:
Historic Maps
Our Historic Maps collection includes maps dating back to 1835. The maps contain important historical information relevant to scholars, historians and governments looking to discover more about our past and share stories with others. You can overlay one map on another to see where stuctures on historic maps are located compared to today’s roads and buildings. You also can find geo-tagged media from nearly two centuries of history in Oxford and Lafayette County.
About Oxford &
Lafayette County
A cultural epicenter located in the heart of the South, Oxford, Miss., was incorporated in 1837. The county seat of Lafayette County, Oxford has also been home to the University of Mississippi since it opened in 1844. The complicated history of Oxford and Lafayette County starts with the Chickasaw, endured slavery, and saw the twentieth-century fight for civil rights. As a key rail route on the way to Vicksburg, Miss., Lafayette County hosted Civil War soldiers from both the North and South between various conflicts. A century later, in 1962, Oxford was at the center of history yet again, as James Meredith challenged racial segregation with his admission to the University of Mississippi. Additionally, Oxford and Lafayette County has a rich cultural history as the home of celebrated songwriters, chefs, artists and authors, including, Nobel Laureate William Faulkner, musician, Philip Cohran, and chef, John Currence.