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United States   Mississippi   Panola County

	Mississippi Online Records

County Courthouse

Panola County Courthouse
151 Public Sq;
Batesville, MS 38606-2220
Phone: 601.563.6205

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and probate records from 1836.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage reocrds from 1885 and court records 1836. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1886--Panola County was created 9 February 1836 from the the Chickasaw Cesson.
County seat: Batesville ^[2] 

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1886--Some records were lost.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Lafayette
• Quitman
• Tallahatchie
• Tate
• Tunica
• Yalobusha

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Panola 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.

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

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

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Batesville

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

• Civil War service men from Panola 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 Panola County. 
  

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company C - Panola Cavalry

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

Company E - Pleasant Mount Rifles

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

Company H - Ballentine’s Guards

Company K - Jernigan’s Company

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company D - Senatobia Opposers

- 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company H - Hill’s Company

- 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)

Company H - Morris’ Company

- 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)

Company H - Morris’ Company

- 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)

Company H - Panola Guards

Company I - Senatobia Invincibles, aka Invincibles

- 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company E - Sardis Blues [also listed as Co. F]

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

• 1832-1896 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

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), Panola 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).