Wilkinson County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for James Wilkinson. Wilkinson County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wilkinson County Courthouse .P.O Box 516 Woodville, MS 39669-0516 Phone: 601-888-4381 Wilkinson County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records.

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
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

State Census
 * 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 $
 * 1805 Territory census returns 1805   Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1816 Territory census returns 1816 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1820 State census returns 1820 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1822 State census returns 1822 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1823 State census returns 1823 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1825 State census returns 1825 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images
 * 1845 State census returns 1845 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1814-1870 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1822-1943 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1831-1870 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1882-1915 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Wilkinson County Inventories and Account Index, 1808-1834 (Vols. 1-8) is an index to the court minutes rather than the Inventories &amp; Accounts volumes. The binding does state Inventories &amp; Accounts, but records were found in the court minutes.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1863-1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1775-1951 Military grave registrations - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1837-1844 Register of military commissions - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1848-1860 Register of military commissions - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Ware of 1812
 *  1938-1939 Rosters of the War of 1812 - 1936-1939 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Mexican-American War 
 * 1846-1848  How to Use this Collection;  at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1939 Civil War records 1936-1939 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company I - Stockdale Rangers
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company I - Wilkinson Guards, aka Capt. J.E. Martin’s Company (was also attached to the 4th/34th Tennessee Infantry)

World War I 
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1823-1849 Mississippi, Wilkinson County Newspaper Slave Ads, 1823-1849 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Other Records
 State Archives
 * 1820-1951   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete - Topics covered: Ex Slave Narratives, list of military veterans,  Military grave registrations, Naturalizations and some Land records.

Voter List
 * 1871-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


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

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

 * 1805-1896  at FamilySearch - index and images - incomplete
 *  1802-1896 County Tax records - 1802-1896 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1805 Territorial Tax records 1805 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1808 Territorial Tax records 1808 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1810 Territorial Tax records 1810 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1811 Territorial Tax records 1811 - Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1816 Territorial Tax records 1811-  Wilkinson County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1804-1928 Wilkinson County Marriage Books A-W Index 1804-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry$
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive - images of index

Museums

 * Wilkinson County Museum P.O. Box 1055 Bank Street Woodville, MS 39669 Website

Societies
Southwest Mississippi Genealogy Society P.O. Box 175 McComb, MS 39649 Website

Websites

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