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United States Mississippi Noxubee County

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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Noxubee County Courthouse
PO Box 147;
Macon, MS 39341
Phone: 662.726.4243

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records from 1834
Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records from 1834. ^[1]

History

Parent County

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

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Lowndes
• Oktibbeha
• Pickens County, Alabama
• Sumter County, Alabama
• Winston

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

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

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

• 1853 - 1853 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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

Military

• Civil War service men from Noxubee 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 Noxubee County. 
  

- 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)

Company A - Mississippi Rifles

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company F - Darden Rangers, also the Noxubee Troopers

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company G - Noxubee Cavalry Company

- 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company H - Noxubee Blues

- 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company A - Harper’s Company

- Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry

Company C - Metts’ Company

Company D - Perkins’ Company

Company G - Thomas’ Company

- 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company B - Thomas’ Company

Company D - Metts’ Company

- 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company F - Noxubee Rifles

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 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1834-1916 - Noxubee County Marriage Books A-E, W-X, 1-22 Index 1834-1916 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), Noxubee 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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