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United States Mississippi Jasper County

Guide to Jasper County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Jasper County Courthouse
Court St; PO Box 1047;
Bay Springs, MS 39422
Phone: 601.764.3368

County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1906.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. ^[1]

History

Monument to William Jasper at Savannah, Georgia

Parent County

1833--Jasper County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession.
County seat: Bay Springs ^[3] 

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1932--Some records were lost.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Clarke
• Jones
• Lauderdale
• Newton
• Scott
• Smith
• Wayne

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Jasper County, Mississippi census records online, see: Mississippi Census.

• 1845 - 1845 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1866 - 1866 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1880 - 1880 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Family Maps of Jasper County, Mississippi (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

• Civil War service men from Jasper County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Jasper County. 
  

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves

Company B - Nixon’s Company

- 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company G - Tolson Guards - History and Roster, another Roster

- 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

Company A - Jasper County Company

Company B - Beauregard Defenders

- 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company E - Tallahoma Hardshells [also listed as Co. H]

Company G - Tolson Guards [also listed as Co. E]

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Mississippi tax records replace missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years. For more information see Mississippi Taxation.

• 1834-1896 - State Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1906-1919 - Jasper County Marriage Index 1906-1919. Batch M748565 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1906-1923 - Jasper County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1906-1923. Batch M748566 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
  

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jasper County, Mississippi page 379, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "William Jasper," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/b/be/Igimississippij.pdf.

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