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United States Mississippi Newton County

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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Newton County Courthouse
PO Box 68
Decatur, MS 39327
Phone: 601.635.2367

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court andland records from 1876.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1836--Newton County was created 25 February 1836 from Neshoba County.
County seat: Decatur ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1877, 1910--Some records were lost.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Clarke
• Jasper
• Kemper
• Lauderdale
• Leake
• Neshoba
• Scott
• Smith

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Newton 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 Newton County, Mississippi (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

• Civil War service men from Newton 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 Newton County. 
  

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves

Company D - Hunter’s Company

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company B - Newton Rangers

- 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company D - Chunkey Heroes

- 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company B - Pinckney Guards [also listed as Co. I]

- Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry

Company E - Rayburn’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.

• 1838-1899 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1872-1916 - Newton County Marriage Books 1-3 and A-F Index 1872-1916 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), Newton 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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