Amite County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Amite 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 Amite River. The County has Liberty as its seat and the County was created 1809. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Amite County Courthouse 243 W Main St; Liberty, MS 39645-0000 Phone: 601.657.8022 County Website Clerk Chancery Court has court, land and probate records from 1809. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1809--Amite County was created 24 February 1809 from Wilkinson County. County seat: Liberty

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

Neighboring Counties

 * East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
 * Franklin
 * Lincoln
 * Pike
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
 * Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
 * Wilkinson

African Americans

 * African American Links for Amite County MSGenWeb Project
 * Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census MSGenWeb Project

Census

 * 1810 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1820 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1830 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1833 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 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 $
 * Amite County Census Records USGenWeb Archives

Church Records

 * LDS Ward and Branch Records

Court

 * Court records, 1809-1936; indexes, 1810-1899 Viewable
 * A list of all the Overseers of the different roads in Amite County USGenWeb Archives

Land and Property

 * Land and property records, 1810-1901; indexes, 1810-1971 Viewable


 * Mississippi Land Patents Database, Amite County - (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z


 * Some Military Land Grants In Amite County Mississippi For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 USGenWeb Archives

Maps

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

Military

 * Military records, 1843-1946; indexes 1904-1937

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 Amite 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 Amite County.


 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company I - Stockdale Rangers
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Amite Rifles


 * Military records, 1843-1946; indexes 1904-1937

World War I

 * Military records, 1843-1946; indexes 1904-1937
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * Mississippi Index World War II Enlistees Listed by County USGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

 * Newspaper obits Amite &amp; Wilkinson County, Mississippi, 1881 to 1954 index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 - 1982 - Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com - index and images $
 * 1809 - 1922 - Amite County Mississippi list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills - free
 * 1781 - 1930 - at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1810-1817 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1818-1891 -, 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 $
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1800-1900 - Amite County, Mississippi Marriages. Arranged by bride. Arranged by groom. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.
 * 1809-1844 - Amite County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1809-1844. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1844-1873 - Amite County Marriage Books 4 thru 6 Index 1844-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1879 - Amite County Marriage Book 7 Index 1866-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1885 - Amite County Marriage Books 10 and 11 Index 1879-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887-1892 - Amite County Marriage Books 12 and 13 Index 1887-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1899 - Amite County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1892-1899. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1809-1971 Marriage record, 1809-1952; marriage index, 1809-1971

Vital Record Substitutes

 * Amite County, Mississippi, school register, 1883-1947

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

Amite County Historical and Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2 Liberty 39645-0002

South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society, P.O. Box 15271, Hattiesburg, MS 39401

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

Family History Centers

 * Liberty Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Amite County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Amite County Historical and Genealogical Society
 * Amite County, MSGenWeb Project
 * Amite County, USGenWeb Archives