Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Hinds 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 for Thomas Hinds. Hinds County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hinds County Courthouse P.O. Box 686 Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601-968-6237 Hinds County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1823 and court records from 1930. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate 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

 * 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 $
 * 1824  at FamilySearch
 * 1825  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1870  at FamilySearch
 * 1880  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Jackson

Episcopal St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond


 * 1867-1885 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Baptism Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1895 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Marriage Index 1867-1895. Batch at FamilySearch

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton


 * 1869-1885 - St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton, Baptism Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans  An Index to Hinds County Mississippi, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts by Mabel Green Crushshon. 90 pages FHL book: 976.251 F22c
 * 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)
 * Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com. Free surname search.

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000)
 * Company D - (Brownsville Terribles)
 * Company H - (Raymond Minute Men)
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company D - Mississippi Rifles (also listed as Co. G)
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company A - Ridley’s Battery, aka Jackson Light Artillery
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry)
 * Company - Jackson Boys (attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry)
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Minute Men
 * Company K [sic] - Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry)
 * Company A - Jackson Boys (attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Downing Rifles
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Fencibles (also listed as Co. A)

Civil War Battles The following Civil War Battles were fought in Hinds County


 * May 12, 1863 Raymond
 * May 14, 1863 Jackson
 * May 16, 1863 Champion Hill also known as Bakers Creek
 * May 17, 1863 Big Black River Bridge
 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * Hinds County voter registration poll books, 1878-1940

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

School Records

 * Millsaps College Yearbooks, 1905-2010.
 * Millsaps College Archives, includes other publications of the college and its alumni. Some publications may provide details on where alumni are living.

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

 * 1822-1891  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $


 * 1823-1848 Hinds County, Mississippi, marriage records, 1823-1848 Viewable
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $


 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1836-1916 Hinds County Marriage Books 1-24 Index 1836-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1854-1937 Hinds County, Mississippi marriage records 1854 through 1937 at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch for various counties — index and images
 * 1870-1901 Marriages, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1870-1901 First Judicial Dist., Jackson, Mississippiv. 1. 1870-1882 -- v. 2. 1882-1894 -- v. 3. 1894-1901 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

Family History Centers

 * Jackson Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Hinds County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Hinds County, MSGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb 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.