Mississippi Databases - Chosse a link below to learn more about the stated records. These pages describes the type of records that can be found in
Mississippi research. Or you can go to a county page to learn about more localized records
Mississippi Census, 1805-90: This collection contains the following indexes: 1805 Jefferson and Wilkinson Counties; 1810 Territorial Census Index; 1818 State Census Index; 1820 State Census Index; 1822 State Census Index; 1823 State Census Index; 1824 State Census Index; 1825 State Census Index; 1830 State Census Index; 1837 State Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 State Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1841 State Census Index; 1845 State Census Index; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1850 Slave Schedules; 1853 State Census Index; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1860 Slave Schedule; 1866 State Census Index; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedules; Early Census Index.
Land Claims in Mississippi Territory, 1789-1834: This database gives information about public land claims made by early settlers of the Mississippi Territory. Information was compiled and published in the American State Papers by Walter Lowrie, who was secretary of the senate at the time, and encompasses volumes I and II of that series. Entries include the register's number, name of claimant, name of original grantee or claimant, quantity of land, and date of the patent.
Mississippi Court Records, 1799-1835: Officially known as the Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index, this database contains the information from over 169,000 land patents and other material dated before 1908 for the state of Mississippi. Information recorded in the collection includes patentee name, land office, legal description, etc.
Mississippi Land Records: Officially known as the Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index, this database contains the information from over 169,000 land patents and other material dated before 1908 for the state of Mississippi. Information recorded in the collection includes patentee name, land office, legal description, etc.
Mississippi Marriages to 1776-1935: This database contains marriage information from selected areas of Mississippi from 1776-1935. A complete list of which counties are included in this index is provided below. Please note that not all counties are included. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, spouse's name, and marriage date and location. Marriage records are great sources for genealogists because they document an individual in a particular place and time as well as provide details about that person's marriage.
Mississippi Marriages to 1825: This database of Mississippi marriages to 1825 contains over 8,500 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50: Governed at various times by France, Spain, and England, Mississippi became a state in 1817 after nearly twenty years as a territory of the United States. This collection of marriage records includes the names of over 22,000 men and women married in the state between 1826 and 1850. In addition to providing the names of the bride and groom, researchers will find the date of marriage and county in which the ceremony was performed. For those seeking married ancestors from Mississippi, this database can be a valuable source of information.
Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900: Mississippi became the 20th state in 1817 with its capital in Jackson. This database of 19th-century Mississippi marriages has just been updated to include more records for Itawamba, Pontotoc, and Marshall counties, in addition to the records previously posted for these counties and Carroll, Claiborne, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Noxubee, Rankin, Tippah, Winston, Yalobusha, and Yazoo counties. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence.
Mississippi Maps (See Also Map Information for other States) - One of the earliest known maps printed of Kentucky is John Filson's, dated 1784.
Helpful in locating early land grants is Luke Munsell's map printed in 1819 entitled “Map of the State of Kentucky together with parts of Indiana and Indian Territories.” A copy of this map can be obtained from the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, Washington, D.C. 20540.
The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives houses a collection of Kentucky maps for the period 1784–1818, including agency-sponsored late nineteenth and early twentieth century maps, but this collection is largely unprocessed. Maps for the state are also available at the Kentucky Historical Society, University of Kentucky Library, and the Filson Club Library. These collections include state, county, and city maps. Cadastral maps show land owners, drawn from official registers, used in conjunction with the appropriation of taxes, which list quantity, value, and ownership of real estate.
Mississippi Census Maps
1800 - 1930-
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries.
Mississippi County
Formation Maps
1785 - Present Day-
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries.
Census Maps for all States -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
County Maps for all States -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries and State Department of Transportation Maps
Genealogy Atlas -
Have images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897
