Adams County, Mississippi Genealogy

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


 * This article is about a southwestern Mississippi county. For other uses, see Adams.

Description
The County was named for John Adams. The County has Natchez as its seat and the County was created 1799. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 115 S Wall St; PO Box 1008 Natchez, MS 39120; Phone: 601.446.6684 Clerk Chancery Court has court, land and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and death records.

Parent County

 * 1799 Adams County was created 2 April 1799 from the Natchez District.
 * County seat: Natchez

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1643-1947) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Concordia Parish, Louisiana
 * Franklin
 * Jefferson
 * Tensas Parish, Louisiana
 * Wilkinson

African Americans

 * Adams County, Mississippi, Slave Certificates, 1858-1861 ($) - a collection of slave certificates from the Adams County Courthouse. Slave information may include name, gender, color, age and weight.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
 * Cemeteries and Cemetery Records Adams County MSGenWeb Project

Census

 * 1820-1951 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 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 $

Federal Census

 * 1820 Federal Census Index, Adams County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1830 Federal Census Index, Adams County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1840 Federal Census Index, Adams County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1850 Federal Census Index, Adams County USGenWeb Archives

Court

 * Court Records, Adams County USGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)

Civil War

 * Men from Adams 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 Adams County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company B - Natchez Southrons [also listed as Co. C]
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company H - Connor Battery
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Natchez Fencibles


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images
 * Adams County Civil War Units Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

World War I

 * World War I Service Men and Women from Adams County, Mississippi Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * Mississippi Index World War II Enlistees Listed by County USGenWeb Archives
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces, Adams County, MS Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties from Adams County, Mississippi Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

Vietnam War

 * Viet Nam War Casualties from Adams County, Mississippi Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1802-1817 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1818-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Birth

 * 1799-1819 - Adams County Birth Index Vol. 1, 1799-1819. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1799-1819 - Adams County Marriage Book 1 Index 1799-1819. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1819-1826 - Adams County Marriage Books 2 thru 4 Index 1819-1826. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1826-1835 - Adams County Marriage Book 5 Index 1826-1835. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1835-1851 - Adams County Marriage Book 6 Index 1835-1851. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1860 - Adams County Marriage Books 7A and 7B Index 1851-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1860-1873 - Adams County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1860-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1892 - Adams County Marriage Books 10 thru 12 Index 1875-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1870 - Adams County Marriage Books 18 and 19 Index 1866-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1874 - Adams County Marriage Books 20 and 21 Index 1870-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1880 - Adams County Marriage Books 22 and 23 Index 1874-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1885 - Adams County Marriage Books 24 and 25 Index 1880-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - Adams County Marriage Books 26 and 27 Index 1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886-1890 - Adams County Marriage Books 26 and 27 Index 1886-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1893 - Adams County Marriage Books 28 and 29 Index 1890-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1835-1905 - Adams County Death Index 1835-1905. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857-1909 - Natchez Death Index 1857-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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

South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society, P.O. Box 15271, Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Southwest Mississippi Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 175, McComb, Mississippi, 39649

Family History Centers

 * Natchez Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Adams County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Adams County, USGenWeb Project
 * Adams County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research