Wayne County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States Mississippi  Wayne County

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

County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse 609 Azalea Dr; Waynesboro, MS 39367-0000 Phone: 601.735.2873 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, burial, divorce, probate, court and land records.

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Parent County
1809--Wayne County was created 21 December 1809 from Washington County. County seat: Waynesboro

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

 * Choctaw County, Alabama
 * Clarke
 * Greene
 * Jasper
 * Jones
 * Perry
 * Washington County, Alabama

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 $


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1820 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * Men from Wayne 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 Wayne County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company H - McGriff’s Company

Taxation

 * 1813-1814 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. (browse under Greene, Wayne)


 * 1810-1874 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1881-1916 - Wayne County Marriage Books 1-4 Index 1881-1916 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

 * Wayne County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.