Jones County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Jones 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 John Paul Jones. Jones County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jones County Courthouse District 1 101 Court Street, Suite B Ellisville, MS 39437 Phone: 601-477-8538 Fax: 601-477-8539 Jones County Circuit Court Website Jones County Courthouse District 2 P.O. Box 1468 Laurel, MS 39441 Phone: 601-428-0527 Jones County Circuit Court Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1882 and court records from 1907. Clerk Chancery Courts at Laurel and Ellisville, Mississippi have divorce 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 $
 * 1837  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1853  at FamilySearch
 * 1880  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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


 * George's Camp

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

Land and Property Records

 * Land and property records (Jones County, Mississippi), 1810-1925

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Jones 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 Cavalry Reserves
 * Company B - Nixon’s Company
 * - 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Jones County Rebels
 * Company F - Renovators
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Elllisville Invincibles, aka Jones County Invincibles (also listed as Co. C)


 * Pension records, 1860-1923; indexes, ca. 1903-1923

World War I and II 


 * 1860-1923 Pension records, 1860-1923; indexes, ca. 1903-1923 — images
 * 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.

Tax Records

 * 1827-1896  at FamilySearch

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
 * 1882-1924 Jones County Marriage Books D and 1-7 Index 1882-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1917-1951 Marriage records (Jones County, Mississippi), 1917-1951

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1894-1954 - Will records, 1894-1954
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies
Jones County Genealogical and Historical Organization P.O. Box 2644 Laurel, MS 39440-2644 Email: [mailto:jcgho1@yahoo.com jcgho1@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Jones County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jones County, Mississippi project. Hase maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * – 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.