Prentiss County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Prentiss County

County Courthouse
Prentiss County Courthouse PO Box 477; Booneville, MS 38829-0477 Phone: 662.728.8151 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870 and land records from 1836; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records

Parent County
1870---Prentiss County was created 15 April 1870 from Tishomingo County. County seat: Booneville

Record Loss
1912--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn
 * Itawamba
 * Lee
 * Tippah
 * Tishomingo
 * Union

Census

 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Booneville

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Prentiss County


 * June 10, 1864 = Brice's Cross Roads, also known as Tishomingo Creek


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Taxation

 * 1870-1898 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Booneville Mississippi Family History Center