Issaquena County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named with a Choctaw word meaning "Deer River". Issaquena County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Issaquena County Courthouse P.O. Box 27 Mayersville, MS 39113 Phone: 662-873-2761 Issaquena County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1866, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1850.

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:

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 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 $
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1866  at FamilySearch
 * 1870  at FamilySearch
 * 1880  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch
 * 1936-1939 Civil war records a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War -  Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


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

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.

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1866-1879 Issaquena County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1866-1879. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1882 Issaquena County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1875-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1889 Issaquena County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1882-1889. Batches  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1899 Issaquena County Marriage Books 9 and 10 Index 1892-1899. Batches  at FamilySearch
 * 1899-1907 Issaquena County Marriage Books 11 and 12 Index 1899-1907. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1907-1915 Issaquena County Marriage Books 13 and 14 Index 1907-1915. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Websites

 * Issaquena County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Issaquena County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The Issaquena Genealogy and History Project
 * – 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.