Coahoma County, Mississippi Genealogy

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History
Coahoma County, Mississippi is located in northwestern Mississippi, along the Mississippi River. The original county seat of Coahoma County was Port Royal. The seat of government shifted to Friars Point once the Mississippi River changed its course in 1848, making Port Royal no longer a river town.

The name "Friars Point" has nothing to do with the Catholic Church, but rather was named after an early settler, Robert Friar. The county name, "Coahoma," comes from a Choctaw word meaning "red panther."

The county seat is currently Clarksdale, which is the largest town in the county. Clarksdale was named after a brother-in-law of James L. Alcorn, Mississippi governor, whose home was in Coahoma County.

Parent County
1836--Coahoma County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County records are housed in Clarksdale and Friars Point. County seat: Clarksdale

Neighboring Counties

 * Bolivar
 * Desha County, Arkansas
 * Phillips County, Arkansas
 * Quitman
 * Sunflower
 * Tallahatchie
 * Tunica

Cemeteries

 * Coahoma County Cemeteries (ePodunk)

Military

 * Civil War service men from Coahoma 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 Coahoma County.


 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Coahoma Invincibles

Web Sites

 * Coahoma History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education (e-Reference Desk)
 * Coahoma County, Mississippi (Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy &amp; History)
 * Coahoma County, Mississippi (official site)
 * Coahoma County, Mississippi (The Political Graveyard)
 * Coahoma County, Mississippi (Wikipedia)
 * Coahoma County, Mississippi USGenWeb Archives
 * Coahoma County MSGenWeb Site (little content so far)
 * History (Coahoma Co. government site)
 * Profile for Coahoma County, MS (ePodunk)
 * Profile for Coahoma County, MS (ePodunk)