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

Contents 1 County Courthouse 2 History 2.1 Parent County 2.2 Boundary Changes 2.3 Record Loss 3 Places / Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Resources 4.1 Cemeteries 4.2 Census 4.3 Church 4.4 Court 4.5 Land 4.6 Local Histories 4.7 Maps 4.8 Military 4.9 Newspapers 4.10 Probate 4.11 Taxation 4.12 Vital Records 4.12.1 Marriage 5 Societies and Libraries 5.1 Family History Centers 6 Web Sites 7 References

County Courthouse

Perry County Courthouse
PO Box 198
New Augusta, Ms 39462
Phone: 601-964-8398

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate,
court and land records from 1878,
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1877. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1820--Perry County was created 3 February 1820 from Greene County.  County seat: New Augusta ^[2] 

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1877--Some records were lost.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Forrest
• George
• Greene
• Jones
• Stone
• Wayne

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

• 1822-1823 - 1822-1823 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1825 - 1825 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1837 - 1837 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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

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

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

• 1870 - 1870 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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

Military

• Civil War service men from Perry 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 Perry County.
  

- 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

Company B - Beauregard Defenders

- 9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company D - Stevens’ Company

- 17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry

Company F - Stevens’ Company

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.

• 1820-1898 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1877-1924 - Perry County Marriage Books 1-8 Index 1877-1924 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), Perry County, Mississippi page 382, 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/f/f2/Igimississippip.pdf.

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