Issaquena County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for a Choctaw word meaning "Deer River". The County has Mayersville as its seat and the County was created 1844. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Issaquena County Courthouse PO Box 27 Mayersville, MS 39113 Phone: 662.873.2761 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1866, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1850.

Parent County
1844--Issaquena County was created 23 January 1844 from Washington County. County seat: Mayersville

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chicot County, Arkansas
 * East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
 * Sharkey
 * Warren
 * Washington
 * Yazoo

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 $


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

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

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — 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

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 $
 * 1866-1879 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1866-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1882 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1875-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1889 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1882-1889. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1892 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1889-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1899 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 9 and 10 Index 1892-1899. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1899-1907 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 11 and 12 Index 1899-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1907-1915 - Issaquena County Marriage Books 13 and 14 Index 1907-1915. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1915-1920 - Issaquena County Marriage Book 15 Index 1915-1920. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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

Websites

 * Issaquena County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * 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 Issaquena Genealogy and History Project