Pike County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Zebulon Pike. Pike County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse P.O. Box 309 Magnolia, MS 39652 Phone: 601-783-3362 Pike County Website Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court and land records from 1882. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
 * 1816  at FamilySearch
 * 1820  at FamilySearch
 * 1825  at FamilySearch
 * 1830  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1853  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * Online resources for African American genealogy research. Compiled by Shannon Gorman.

Land and Property Records

 * 1882-1934 Land and property records, 1882-1934; indexes, 1882-1903

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Pike County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - McNair Rifles, aka Pike County Rifles
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company I - Stockdale Rangers
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Bogue Chitto Guards
 * Company H - Dahlgren Rifles

World War I and II 
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1945 Military records, 1919-1945 — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization records, 1907-1943 Index

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1948 Probate records, 1882-1948 Viewable
 * 1882-1957 Probate records, 1882-1957 Viewable

School Records

 * 1890-1929 School records, 1890-1929

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1816-1886 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1882-1885 Pike County Marriage Books A and B Index 1882-1885. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1888-1895 Pike County Marriage Books C and D Index 1888-1895. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1890-1901 Pike County Marriage Books D and E Index 1890-1901. Batches at FamilySearch
 * 1895 Pike County Marriage Book F Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies
Pike County Historical Society Holmesville, MS Facebook

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Pike County, Mississippi Genweb
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.