Tunica County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Tunica-Biloxi tribe. The County has Tunica as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tunica County Courthouse PO Box 217; Tunica, MS 38676 Phone: 662.363.2451 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court and land records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1836--Tunica County was created 9 February 1936 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Tunica

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Coahoma
 * Crittenden County, Arkansas
 * DeSoto
 * Lee County, Arkansas
 * Panola
 * Phillips County, Arkansas
 * Quitman
 * Tate

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 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 — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1839-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1858-1917 - Tunica County Marriage Books A-F, 5-21 Index 1858-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Genealogical Society Of Desoto County PO Box 607 Hernando, MS 38632 Telephone Number: 662-429-1310 website Website

Tate County Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 974 Senatobia, MS 38668 website Webiste

See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

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