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United States Mississippi Montgomery County

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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Montgomery County Courthouse
PO Box 71;
Winona, MS 38967
Phone: 662.283.2333

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate,
court and land records from 1871.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1871 - Montgomery County was organized on May 13, 1871.  It was carved from Choctaw and Grenada counties.
County seat: Winona ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1903--Some records were lost.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Attala
• Carroll
• Choctaw
• Grenada
• Webster

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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

Military

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.

• 1884-1896 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1892-1928 - Montgomery County Marriage Books 8-12 Index 1892-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Montgomery County, Mississippi page 381, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ 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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