Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Pontotoc 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 Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes". Pontotoc County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pontotoc County Courthouse P.O. Box 209 Pontotoc, MS 38863-0209 Phone: 662-489-3900 Pontotoc County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has probate, court, and divorce records and land records from 1836.

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
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1880  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genealogy and History List of Churches of Pontotoc County, Mississippi

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


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)
 * Company B - Pontotoc Dragoons
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Polk Rangers
 * Company I - Pontotoc Dragoons
 * Company K - Pontotoc Dragoons No. 2
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company C - Reub Davis Rebels
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)
 * Company A - Weatherall’s Company
 * Company B - Wood’s Company
 * Company C - Rye’s Compay
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Pontotoc Rangers also Peery’s Company (county of origin not specified)
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company D - Wilson’s Company
 * Company E - Mississippi Rangers
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G – Pontotoc Minute Men
 * Company H – Coonewah Rifles
 * Company I – Cherry Creek Rifles
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)
 * Company B - Fears’ Company
 * Company C - Patton’s Company
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G -- Mississippi Volunteers
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company F - Duncan’s Company
 * Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company

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.

Tax Records

 * 1836-1867 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 $
 * 1849-1918 Pontotoc County Marriage Books 2-9 Index 1849-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images

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

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Pontotoc County Mississippi Genealogy and History Network
 * Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genweb
 * List of Churches Pontotoc 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.