Covington County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Covington County

County Courthouse
Covington County Courthouse PO Box 1679 Collins, MS 39428 Phone: 601.765.6132

Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1900, court and land records from 1860.

Parent County
1819--Covington County was created 5 February 1819 from Lawrence and Wayne Counties. County seat: Collins

Record Loss
1904--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Forrest
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Jones
 * Lamar
 * Simpson
 * Smith

Census

 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 Enumeration of Educable Children can be found after the 1878 enumeration for Copiah County on FamilySearch and is currently (Dec. 2012) listed under Copiah, not Covington or "Mulitple Counties"- starts at image 276. It also available online from the Mississippi Archives. Both are free.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Seminary

Military

 * Civil War service men from Covington 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 Covington County.


 * - 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Covington Sharpshooters
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - Covington Rifles, aka Covington Rangers

Taxation

 * 1819-1900 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * 1900-1920s - Covington County, Mississippi Marriage Records. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.