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United States Mississippi Neshoba County

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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Neshoba County Courthouse
401 E Beacon St Ste 107
Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone 601.656.3581

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and probate records from 1890.
Clerk Circuit court has marriage records from 1912. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1833--Neshoba County was created  23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession.
County seat: Philadelphia ^[2] 

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Attala
• Kemper
• Lauderdale
• Leake
• Newton
• Scott
• Winston

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

• 1841 - 1841 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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

Military

• Civil War service men from Neshoba 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 Neshoba County. 
  

- 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company B - Bogue Chitto Rangers - see Roster

Company K - Scotland Guards - see Roster

- 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company G - Runnel’s Company - see Roster

- Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry

Company A - Perrin’s Company

- 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company A - Perrin’s Company

- 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company D - Neshoba Rifles, aka Neshoba Riflemen

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.

• 1834-1899 - 1834-1899 County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1877-1918 - Neshoba County Marriage Books A thru H Index 1877-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Philadelphia Mississippi Family History Center

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Neshoba 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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