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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Pike County Courthouse
PO Box 309
Magnolia, Ms 39652
Phone: 601-783-3362

Clerk Chancer Court has divorce, probate,
court and land records from 1882.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1815--Pike County was created 9 December 1815 from Marion County.
County seat: Magnolia ^[2] 

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1882--Some records were lost.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Amite
• Lincoln
• Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• Walthall
• Washington Parish, Louisiana

Resources

Cemeteries

• Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia BillionGraves

Census

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

• 1816 - 1816 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1820 - 1820 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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

• 1830 - 1830 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.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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

Military

• Civil War service men from Pike 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 Pike County. 
  

- 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

Company E - McNair Rifles, aka Pike County Rifles

- 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company I - Stockdale Rangers

- 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company B - Bogue Chitto Guards

Company H - Dahlgren 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.

• 1816-1886 - Territorial and State Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1882-1885 - Pike County Marriage Books A and B Index 1882-1885. Batch M520231 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1888-1895 - Pike County Marriage Books C and D Index 1888-1895. Batch M520234 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1890-1901 - Pike County Marriage Books D and E Index 1890-1901. Batches M520233 and M749942 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1895 - Pike County Marriage Book F Index 1895. Batch M520235 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1895-1901 - Pike County Marriage Books F thru H Index 1895-1901. Batch M749937 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1897-1904 - Pike County Marriage Books G thru I Index 1897-1904. Batch M749938 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1901-1906 - Pike County Marriage Books J thru L Index 1901-1906. Batch M749975 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1904-1910 - Pike County Marriage Books K thru N Index 1904-1910. Batch M749940 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1906-1911 - Pike County Marriage Books M thru O Index 1906-1911. Batch M749962 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1910-1916 - Pike County Marriage Books P thru R Index 1910-1916. Batch M749941 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1911-1917 - Pike County Marriage Books Q thru S Index 1911-1917. Batch M749955 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1916-1921 - Pike County Marriage Books T thru V Index 1916-1921. Batch M749988 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1917-1922 - Pike County Marriage Books U thru W Index 1917-1922. Batch M749977 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1921-1924 - Pike County Marriage Book X Index 1921-1924. Batch M749987 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1922-1927 - Pike County Marriage Books Y and Z Index 1922-1927. Batch M749956 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1924-1927 - Pike County Marriage Book AA Index 1924-1927. Batch M749939 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. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15} 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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