Neshoba County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States Mississippi  Neshoba County

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

County Courthouse
Neshoba County Courthouse 401 E Beacon St Ste 107 Philadelphia, MS 39350 Phone 601.656.3581 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and probate records from 1890. Clerk Circuit court has marriage records from 1912.

Parent County
1833--Neshoba County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Philadelphia

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

 * Attala
 * Kemper
 * Lauderdale
 * Leake
 * Newton
 * Scott
 * Winston

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 $


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

 * Men from Neshoba 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 Neshoba County.


 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Bogue Chitto Rangers - see Roster
 * Company K - Scotland Guards - see Roster
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Runnel’s Company - see Roster
 * - Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company A - Perrin’s Company
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Perrin’s Company
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Neshoba Rifles, aka Neshoba Riflemen

Taxation

 * 1834-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1877-1918 - Neshoba County Marriage Books A thru H Index 1877-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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

Family History Centers

 * Philadelphia Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

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