Attala County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Attala County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States  Mississippi   Attala County

County Courthouse
Attala County Courthouse 230 W Washington Street Kosciusko, MS 39090-0000 Phone: 662.289.2921 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records and old newspapers.

Parent County
1833--Attala County was created 23 December 1833 as part of the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Kosciusko

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1643-1947) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Choctaw
 * Holmes
 * Leake
 * Madison
 * Montgomery
 * Neshoba
 * Winston
 * Yazoo

Census

 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * Men from Attala 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 Attala County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company F - Shipp’s Company
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company - Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company B - Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Attala Yellow Jackets
 * Company K - Center Marksmen
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Love’s Company
 * Company I - Turner’s Company
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Buford’s Company

Taxation

 * 1835-1892 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1892-1926 - Attala County Marriage Books G-O Index 1892-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Attala County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mississippi Genealogy and History Network — Attala County
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.