Simpson County, Mississippi Genealogy

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Parent County
1824--Simpson County was created 23 January 1824 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Mendenhall

Neighboring Counties

 * Copiah
 * Covington
 * Hinds
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lawrence
 * Rankin
 * Smith

Cemeteries
Almost all cemeteries have been indexed and can be found at US GenWeb at the following link.

http://theusgenweb.org/ms/simpson/cemetery.htm

Land
The original land grants can be found at Bureau of Land Records website at www.glorecords.blm.gov.

Military

 * Civil War service men from Simpson 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 Simpson County.


 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Duncan Riflemen

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. http://theusgenweb.org/ms/simpson/
 * Family History Library Catalog