Choctaw County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for the Choctaw people. Choctaw County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Choctaw County Courthouse 112 Quinn Street PO Box 736 Ackerman, MS 39735-0000 Phone: 662-285-6329 Choctaw County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1881.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $


 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
 * 1837  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1853  at FamilySearch
 * 1860  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1883-1926 Final record of court cases, 1883-1926

Land and Property Records

 * Deed records, 1880-1889; index to land deeds, 1881-1921

Local Histories

 * Choctaw County chronicles a history of Choctaw County, Mississippi, 1830-1973 Index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Choctaw County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company C - Turner’s Battery
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company K - Davis’ Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Choctaw Rangers
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Choctaw Rough &amp; Ready Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Bankston Guards
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Barry Guards
 * -19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company D - Cochran’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company D - Cochran’s Company
 * - Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company B - Choctaw Rangers
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company I - Mississippi Cleansers, aka Barksdale Avengers

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * The Choctaw plaindealer

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1835-1893 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 - at FamilySearch for various counties — index and images
 * 1881-1886 Marriages of Black Couples, Choctaw County, Mississippi Marriage Book A. MSGenWeb
 * 1881-1925 Choctaw County Marriage Books A-F, 2-4 Index 1881-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1904-1922 (gaps) Choctaw County, Mississippi Index to Marriages. MSGenWeb

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies

 * Choctaw County Historical and Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1382 Ackerman, MS 39735

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Chickasaw County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.