Collection Title: Original County Records

Mississippi County Governments (RG 00)

Collection Summary: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has two formats of county records: original records from 47 counties, and microfilm of records in the county courthouses.

The original records have come to the Archives from a variety of sources; they range from individual documents to bound volumes. Boxes of original records must be requested for viewing in the Archival Reading Room. The microfilming of records in the county courthouses has been done by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, private vendors, and the Genealogical Society of Utah. All microfilm rolls listed are self-serve in the Media Room.

Access Restrictions: DO NOT GIVE PATRON ENTIRE BOX, ONLY ONE FOLDER AT A TIME. Use Microfilm when records are in that format.

Dates: 1799-2006; n.d.

Volume: 100 cu. ft.

Language: English

Finding Aid Created by: Lori Kincses in October 2025

Collection Inventory
Title

Dates

Box

Original Records-Adams County
Court Records

1825, 1827, 1830-1833, 1840-1843, 1861, 1866-1867, n.d.

13470
Original Records-Amite County
Court Records

1821, 1833, 1861, 1863

13470
Election Records

1824, 1828, 1832

13470
Tax Assessor 

1830, 1833

13470
Tax Collector

1820

13470
Original Records-Attala County
Court Records

1840-1843, 1847, 1849, 1857, 1866-1867, 1879, n.d.

13470
Land Records

1853, 1882

13470
Original Records-Benton County
Records

1800

00000
Original Records-Bolivar County
Court Records

1852

13470
Tax Collector/Assessor

n.d.

13470
Original Records-Calhoun County
Court Records

1867

13470
Original Records-Carroll County
Board of Police Records

1853

13470
Court Records

1844, 1866

13470
Land Records

1843

13470
Original Records-Chickasaw County
Affidavits

1852

13470
Board of Police Records

1848, 1852

13470
Court Records

1858

13470
Land Records

1872

10010

1848

13470
Original Records-Choctaw County
Court Records

1839, 1872

13470
Election Records

1848

13470
Original Records-Claiborne County
Court Records

1830, 1852

13470
Original Records-Clarke County
Records

1800

00000
Original Records-Clay County
Affidavits

1886

20819
Court Records

n.d.

20819
Original Records-Coahoma County
Records

1800

00000
Original Records-Copiah County
Board of Police Records

1842

13470
Court Records

1835-1836, 1838, 1845

20820
Land Records

1869

10010

1835

20820
Marriage Records

1842, 1844, 1858, 1868-1869

20820
Sheriff's Records

1839, 1867

13470
Original Records-Covington County
Board of Police Records

1842

13470
Court Records

1831-1833, 1836

13470
Original Records-DeSoto County
Records

1800

00000
Original Records-Forrest County
Maps

1980

12624
Original Records-Franklin County
Court Records

1831-1832, 1861

13470
Original Records-Greene County
Court Records

1861

13470
Election Records

1824, 1828

13470
Original Records-Grenada County
Records

1800

00000
Original Records-Hancock County 
Affidavits

1822, 1851

20832
Court Records

1844

13470

1868

20832
Election Records

1967

20832
Land Records

n.d.

20832
Original Records-Harrison County 
Board of Police Records

1849-1850, 1854, 1857-1859

20399

Bonds

1841

20399

Correspondence

1863

20399

Court Records

1857

13470
Hurricane Katrina After-Action Report

2005

36369

Hurricane Katrina Situation Reports

2005

36368

Hurricane Katrina Situation Reports

2005-2006

36369

Hurricane Katrina Situation Reports

2006

36370

Maps

1979

12624

Sheriff and Tax Collector Records

1870, 1883

20399

Original Records-Hinds County 
Accounts

1837-1839, 1841-1848, 1855, 1886, n.d.

800

Affidavits

1824, 1836-1838, 1860-1863, 1873, n.d.

800

Attorney's Correspondence & Records

1831

800

Bonds

1836-1845, 1862, 1875, 1880

800

Bridges

1839

800

Correspondence

1830, 1839, 1841, 1866, 1883

800

Court Records

1827-1831, 1835-1843, 1846, 1875, 1877, n.d.

800

 1833, 1837, 1840, 1845, 1849, 1852, 1855-1858, 1860-1861, 1867 

13470

Courthouse Specifications (Raymond)

1857

800

Declaration/Naturalization Papers

1829

800

Election Records

 

1949, 1957-1966

800

1979

6288

1828-1829, 1855

13470

Jury Records

1887, n.d.

800

Land Records

1822-1823, 1826, 1833, 1835, 1838-1839, 1841-1844, 1846-1848, 1853-1854, 1859

800

Land Records

1843

13470

Miscellaneous Records

1835

800

Power of Attorney

1871, 1873

800

Public Instrument of Protest

1860

800

Recreational Park and Water Cooling Lake Feasibility Study 

1957

800

Schools

1859-1869, 1874

800

Sheriff's Records

1832, 1840, 1842, 1848, 1874

800

Youth Court

c. 1973

800

Original Records-Holmes County 
Affidavits

1847

10067

Correspondence

1859

10067

Land Records

1834, 1837, 1839, 1843-1844, 1856

10067

Original Records-Issaquena County 
Court Records

1859

10067

Extraditions

1852

10067

Sheriff's Records

1882

10067

Original Records-Itawamba County 
Affidavits

1860

10067

Court Records

1839-1843

10067

Legislators' Records

1842, 1857

13470

Power of Attorney

1859

10067

Original Records-Jackson County 
Board of Police Records

1851

10008

Correspondence

1874

10067

Court Records

1847, 1853

13470

Election Records

1840

13470

Jury Records

1820

10067

Sheriff and Tax Collector Records

1870, 1883

20399

Land Records

1820

10067

Tax Records

1907

10043

Tax Collector's Records

1829

13470

Original Records-Jasper County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Jefferson County
Accounts

1837

10067

Correspondence

1859

10067

Court Records

ca. 1820's

10056

1866, 1872

10067

ca. 1820's [exhibit from minute book in Box 10056]

12624
Land Records

1823, 1878

10067

Miscellaneous Records

n.d.

10067

Tax Records

1910

10050

Territorial Records

1816

10067

Original Records-Jones County
Affidavits

1826,1856

10050

Board of School Commissioners

1850

10050

Court Records

1853

13470

Original Records-Kemper County
Affidavits

1860

10050

Court Records

1841, 1861

13470

Power of Attorney

1871

10050

Original Records-Lafayette County
Affidavits

1839

10050

Court Records

1867

13470

Tax Collector's Records

1852-1853

13470

Original Records-Lauderdale County
Accounts

1908-1916

10045

Affidavits

1873

10050

Court Records

1869

13470

Land Records

1864, 1935

10050

Original Records-Lawrence County
Court Records

1834, 1839

13470

Original Records-Leake County
Land Records

1872

10010

1839

13470
Original Records-Leflore County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Lincoln County
Land Records

1879

10010

1879

13470
Power of Attorney

1875

13470

Original Records-Lowndes County
Board of Road Commissioner's Records

1833

13470

Court Records

1842, 1852, 1866, 1879

13470

Land Records

1835, 1841-1842, 1864

13470

Tax Collector's Records

1867

13470

Original Records-Madison County
Accounts

1842

10008

Bonds

1842

10008

Court Records

1848, 1858

26126

Land Records

1834-1835,1837, 1839, 1842, 1849

26126

School Records

1908-1911

10008

Tax Collector's Records

1832, 1853

26126

Original Records-Marion County
Tax Collector's Records

1837, n.d.

26126

Original Records-Marshall County
Court Records

1838, 1840

26126

Tax Collector's Records

1843, 1866

26126

Original Records-Monroe County
Court Records

1824, 1831, 1848, 1867

26126

Election Records

1824 

26126

Land Records

1869

26126

Militia Records

1832

26126

Tax Collector's Records

1827, 1831, 1847, 1858, 1875

26126

Original Records-Montgomery County
Drainage Districts and Canals

1905, 1913, n.d.

5057

Maps, Surveys

n.d.

5057

Original Records-Neshoba County
Court Records

1822, 1862

26126

Sheriff's Records

1876

26126

Original Records-Newton County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Noxubee County
Appointments

1869

10008

Election Records

1842, 1846

26126

Maps

n.d.

10008

Land Records185010010

1850, 1853-1854, 1860-1861

26126

Original Records-Oktibbeha County
Land Records

1838, 1844, 1849

26126

Tax Collector's Records

1882

26126

Original Records-Panola County
Affidavits

1861

26126

Court Records

1860

26126

Land Records

1858, 1876, 1888, 1893

26126

Tax Collector's Records

1843

26126

Tax Assessor's Records

1857, 1859, 1871

26126

Original Records-Perry County
Maps

1977

12624

Original Records-Pike County
Court Records1862, 186410010
School Records1846-185910047
Original Records-Pontotoc County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Rankin County
Affidavits186426126
Land Records184110010
Tax Collector's Records185326126
Original Records-Scott County
Court Records184926126
Draft Board Records

1917

10043

Tax Collector's Records1842-1843, 185326126
Original Records-Sharkey County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Simpson County
Election Records1857, 194826126
Land Records183426126
Receipts from State Treasurer

1836

10008

Original Records-Smith County
Board of Police Records

1851

10008

Election Records183726126
Sheriff & Tax Collector's Records 

1900

10043

Tax Collector's Records 

1883

26126

Original Records-Stone County
Maps

1979

12624
Original Records-Sunflower County
Sherriff's Records

1884-1887

10045

Original Records-Tallahatchie County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Tate County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Tippah County
Board of Police Records

1852

10008

Land Records

1852

10008

Original Records-Tishomingo County
Records

1800

00001

Original Records-Tunica County
Court Records-Police Court

1843

10008

Election Records

n.d.

10008

Land Records

1856

10010

Original Records-Unidentified County
Accounts

1828-1829, 1834-1843, 1850-1853, 1857-1858, 1861,1872, 1884, & n.d.

10042

Affidavits

1843

10042

Bank Stock

1820, 1829

10042

Board of Commissioners Records

1850

10042

Business Agreements

1851

10042

Correspondence

1856-1857, n.d.

10042

Court Records

1822-1832, 1836-1837, 1839, 1841, 1845, 1854, & n.d. 

10042

Fragments of  Records

 n.d. 

10042

Land Records

1820, 1835-1836, 1849, 1858, 1873, & n.d.

10042

Marriage Records

1843, 1845, & n.d.

10042

School Records

1830

10042

Tax Collector

1846

10042

Original Records-Union County
Records

1800

00004

Original Records-Warren County
Accounts

1841-1848

10008

1836, 1839, 1841, 1847, 1849, 1853-1854

10050

Affidavits

1818, 1843

10050

Agricultural Records

1932-1933

10050

Bank Records

1882

10050

Bills

1839-1840

10050

Board of Police Records

1836, 1842, 1849, 1851-1854

10008

Bonds

1843

10050

Correspondence

1840, 1869

10050

Court Records

1867-1868, 1870

10050

Extraditions

1828-1829, 1835

10050

Land Records

1859, 1871

10010

1823, 1826-1828, 1833, 1835-1837, 1839-1842, 1847, 1854-1856

10050

Sheriff & Tax Collector Records 

1895

10050

Original Records-Washington County
Affidavits

1871, 1873

10050

Court Records

1866, 1868, n.d.

10050

Land Records

1875

10010

1834, 1839-1840, 1847, 1854, 1860

10050

Original Records-Wayne County 
Bridges

1827

10050

Maps

1980

12624
Original Records-Webster County
Affidavits

1879

10050

Original Records-Wilkinson County
Accounts

1820

10050

Affidavits

1818, 1862, 1875

10050

Board of Road Commissioners

1823

10050

Correspondence

1836, 1845

10050

Court Records

ca. 1820's, 1867, 1870, 1923

10050

Land Records

1860

10010

1823, 1828

10050

Marriage Records

1805, 1808, 1814,1821

10050

Power of Attorney

1875

10050

Original Records-Winston County
Board of Police Records

1852

10008

Court Records

1867

10050

Original Records-Yalobusha County
Affidavits

1874, 1878

10050

Attorney's Record

1859

10050

Bonds

1871

10050

Land Records

1839

10008

186910010

1838, n.d.

10050

Original Records-Yazoo County
Accounts

1826, 1833, 1839-1844

10050

Affidavits

1860, 1879

10050

Appointments

1839, 1862

10050

Bonds

1838

10050

Bridges184310010
Correspondence

1839, 1862

10050

Land Records

1866

10008

1835-1838, 1840-1841, 1843, 1845, 1847, 1864, n.d.

10050