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

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Tishomingo County Courthouse
1008 Battleground Dr;
Luka, MS 38852-1020;
Phone: 662.423.7010

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

History

Parent County

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

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Alcorn
• Colbert County, Alabama
• Franklin County, Alabama
• Hardin County, Tennessee
• Itawamba
• Lauderdale County, Alabama
• Prentiss

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

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

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

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

• Civil War service men from Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County. 
  

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

Company H - James Creek Volunteers

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]

Company F - Reason’s Company

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry

Company L - Lowry’s Company

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company A – Tishomingo Riflemen

Company K – Iuka Rifles

- 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company D - Carter’s Company

- 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)

Company A - Corinth Rifles [also listed as Co. C]

- 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company A - Tishomingo Avengers, aka Tishomingo Rifles

Company B - W.R. Nelson Guards

Company G - Lowrey Invincibles

Company H - Beauregard Rifles

Company I - Johnston Avengers

Company K - Buckner Boys

Civil War Battles

The following Civil War Battles were fought in Tishomingo County

• April 29-June 10, 1862 = Corinth^[3]
  

• September 19, 1862 = Iuka^[4]
  

Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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.

• 1837-1892 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1842-1918 - Tishomingo County Marriage Books 1-6 Index 1842-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[5]

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tishomingo County, Mississippi page 383, 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. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 2 August 2012)
4. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 2 August 2012)
5. ↑ 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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