Mississippi, United States Genealogy

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

Mississippi Information[edit | edit source]

Mississippi became the twentieth state admitted to the United States on December 10, 1817. Mississippi was created from Mississippi Territory and is located in the southern region of the United States.[1] There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The State Capital is Jackson.[2] See Mississippi History for more information.

Mississippi Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

DeSoto CountyMarshall CountyBenton CountyTippah CountyAlcorn CountyTishomingo CountyTunica CountyTate CountyPrentiss CountyItawamba CountyLee CountyUnion CountyPontotoc CountyLafayette CountyPanola CountyCoahoma CountyBolivar CountyWashington CountyIssaquena CountyWarren CountyClaiborne CountyJefferson CountyAdams CountyWilkinson CountyFranklin CountyAmite CountyQuitman CountyTallahatchie CountySunflower CountyHumphreys CountySharkey CountyYalobusha CountyCalhoun CountyChickasaw CountyMonroe CountyGrenada CountyLeflore CountyCarroll CountyMontgomery CountyWebster CountyClay CountyHolmes CountyYazoo CountyLowndes CountyOkibbeha CountyChoctaw CountyAttala CountyWinston CountyNoxubee CountyMadison CountyHinds CountyCopiah CountyLincoln CountyLeake CountyNeshoba CountyKemper CountyScott CountyNewton CountyLauderdale CountyRankin CountySimpson CountySmith CountyJasper CountyClarke CountyLawrence CountyJefferson Davis CountyCovington CountyJones CountyWayne CountyPike CountyWalthall CountyMarion CountyLamar CountyForrest CountyPerry CountyGreene CountyPearl River CountyHancock CountyStone CountyGeorge CountyHarrison CountyJackson CountyMississippi-county-map.gif

Counties[edit | edit source]


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Mississippi Migration Routes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Mississippi" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi (accessed 15 March 2016).
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 09/18/2016.