Tippah County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for a Chickasaw language word meaning "cut off." It was taken from the creek of the same name. The County has Ripley as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tippah County Courthouse PO Box 99; Ripley, MS 38663 Phone: 662.837.7374 Clerk Chancery Court or Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1856.

NOTE: A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: Mississippi Tippah County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Parent County
1836--Tippah County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Ripley

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
1863--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn
 * Benton
 * Hardeman County, Tennessee
 * Prentiss
 * Union

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 $


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Mississippi, Tippah County Family Histories, 1810-1941 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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


 * Men from Tippah County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Tippah County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company K - Beauregard Relief
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company E - McDowell’s Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company A - Citizen Guards
 * Company K - Pettus Rangers
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B – O’Connor Rifles
 * Company D – Joe Matthews
 * Company F – Magnolia Rifles
 * Company L – Liberty Guards
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company F - Tippah Highlanders
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Daniel’s Company
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Forrest Cavalry, aka Ford’s Company
 * Company B - Hovis’ Company
 * Company C - Green’s Company
 * Company D - Holcomb’s Company
 * Company E - Buncomb’s Fighting Cocks, aka Rogers’ Company
 * Company F - Duncan’s Company
 * Company G - Stancill’s Company, aka Garrett’s Company, and aka White’s Company
 * Company H - Wheeler’s Company, aka Polk’s/Park’s Company
 * Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company
 * Company L - Garrett’s Company
 * - 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Hatchie Tigers

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records Mississippi Tippah County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1836-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1776 - 1935 - Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1800 - 1911 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * to 1825 - Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 - Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1850 - Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1858 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1858 - 1899 - Tippah County Marriages 1858-1899. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.
 * 1858 - 1918 - Tippah County Marriage Books 1-10 Index 1858-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

A wiki article describing an online collectons is found at:

Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Tippah County Historical and Genealogical Society 308 North Commerce Street, Ripley, MS 38663 website

Tippah County Historical Museum 106 Siddell St. Rippley, Mississippi38663 Telephone Number: 662-837-3353 E-mail:[mailto:tcdf@dixie-net.com tcdf@dixie-net.com] Website

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

Websites

 * Tippah County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.