Quitman County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States Mississippi  Quitman County

Guide to Quitman County, Mississippi ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Quitman County Courthouse 230 Chestnut St; PO Box 100; Marks, MS 38646 Phone: 662.326.2661 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and probate records from 1877. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records.

Parent County
1877--Quitman County was created 1 February 1877 from Panola, Coahoma, Tunic and Tallahatchie Counties. County seat: Marks

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Coahoma
 * Panola
 * Tallahatchie
 * Tunica

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Taxation

 * 1890-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1877-1919 - Quitman County Marriage Books 0-7 Index 1877-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Quitman County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook