Yazoo County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Yazoo 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 the Yazoo River. The County has Yazoo City as its seat and the County was created January 21, 1823. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yazoo County Courthouse PO Box 68; Yazoo City, MS 39194 Phone: 601.746.2213 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1845, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1823 and newspapers.

Parent County
1823--Yazoo County was created 21 January 1823 from Hinds County. County seat: Yazoo City

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

 * Attala
 * Hinds
 * Holmes
 * Humphreys
 * Issaquena
 * Madison
 * Sharkey
 * Warren

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 $


 * 1823-1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy
Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County: A Revised Compilation of Family Histories, by Sammie Giles, Jr. Available on-line in its entirety at Google Books.

Land and Property
Deed records (Yazoo County, Mississippi), 1824-1900; deed index, 1824-1897 Can be viewed on microfilm.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Mexican War

 * 1846-1848 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * Men from Yazoo 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 Yazoo County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Yazoo Minute Rifles
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company B - Herrod’s Battery, aka Vaughan Rebels
 * Company I - Bowman’s Battery
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - John M. Sharps, aka Yazoo Rebels
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - Satartia Rifles [also listed as Co. G]

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

 * 1823-1896 -, 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 $
 * 1845-1917 - Yazoo County Marriage Books A-Z Index 1845-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Yazoo Historical Museum 332 N. Main St. Yazoo City, MS 39194-4253 Telephone Number: 662-746-2273 website

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

Websites

 * Yazoo County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Yazoo 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.