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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Pontotoc County Courthouse
PO Box 209;
Pontotoc, MS 38863-0209;
Phone: 662.489.3900

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Clerk Chancery
Court has probate, court, and divorce records and land records from 1836. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1836--Pontotoc County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession.
County seat: Pontotoc ^[2] 

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Calhoun
• Chickasaw
• Lafayette
• Lee
• Union

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

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

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

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

• Civil War service men from Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County. 
  

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

Company B - Pontotoc Dragoons

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company E - Polk Rangers

Company I - Pontotoc Dragoons

Company K - Pontotoc Dragoons No. 2

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)

Company C - Reub Davis Rebels

- 2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)

Company A - Weatherall’s Company

Company B - Wood’s Company

Company C - Rye’s Compay

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company G - Pontotoc Rangers also Peery’s Company (county of origin not specified)

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry

Company D - Wilson’s Company

Company E - Mississippi Rangers

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company G – Pontotoc Minute Men

Company H – Coonewah Rifles

Company I – Cherry Creek Rifles

- 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)

Company B - Fears’ Company

Company C - Patton’s Company

- 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

Company G -- Mississippi Volunteers

- 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company F - Duncan’s Company

Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s 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.

• 1836-1867 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1849-1918 - Pontotoc County Marriage Books 2-9 Index 1849-1918 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), Pontotoc 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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