Prentiss County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Seargent Smith Prentiss. The County has Booneville as its seat and the County was created 1870. The County is located in the south northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Prentiss County Courthouse PO Box 477; Booneville, MS 38829-0477 Phone: 662.728.8151 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870 and land records from 1836. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1870---Prentiss County was created 15 April 1870 from Tishomingo County. County seat: Booneville

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
1912--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn
 * Itawamba
 * Lee
 * Tippah
 * Tishomingo
 * Union

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 $


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Booneville

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Prentiss County


 * June 10, 1864 = Brice's Cross Roads, also known as Tishomingo Creek


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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

 * 1870-1898 -, courtesy: 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 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1870-1879 - Prentiss County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1870-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1887 - Prentiss County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1879-1887. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1896 - Prentiss County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1888-1896. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1896-1903 - Prentiss County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1896-1903. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1903-1906 - Prentiss County Marriage Book 9 Index 1903-1906. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1906-1910 - Prentiss County Marriage Book 10 Index 1906-1910. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1910-1914 - Prentiss County Marriage Book 11 Index 1910-1914. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1914-1927 - Prentiss County Marriage Books 12 and 13 Index 1914-1927. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Prentiss County Genealogical And Historical Society PO Box 491 Booneville 38829 Website

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

Family History Centers

 * Booneville Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

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