Pike County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Pike 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 Zebulon Pike. The County has Magnolia as its seat and the County was created 1815. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse PO Box 309 Magnolia, Ms 39652 Phone: 601-783-3362 Clerk Chancer Court has divorce, probate, court and land records from 1882. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1815--Pike County was created 9 December 1815 from Marion County. County seat: Magnolia

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
1882--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Amite
 * Lincoln
 * Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
 * Walthall
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana

African Americans
Compilation of online resources for African American genealogy research by Shannon Gorman. 

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 $


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1820 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1830 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Land and Property

 * Land and property records, 1882-1934; indexes, 1882-1903 Viewable

Maps

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

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 Pike 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 Pike County.


 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - McNair Rifles, aka Pike County Rifles
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company I - Stockdale Rangers
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Bogue Chitto Guards
 * Company H - Dahlgren Rifles

World War I and II

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1919-1945 - Military records, 1919-1945 - Index

Naturalization

 * Naturalization records, 1907-1943 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
 * Probate records, 1882-1948 Viewable
 * Probate records, 1882-1957 Viewable

Taxation

 * 1816-1886 -, 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 $
 * 1882-1885 - Pike County Marriage Books A and B Index 1882-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1895 - Pike County Marriage Books C and D Index 1888-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1901 - Pike County Marriage Books D and E Index 1890-1901. Batches at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1895 - Pike County Marriage Book F Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Vital Record Substitutes

 * School records, 1890-1929

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

Websites

 * Pike County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook