Smith County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Smith County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States  Mississippi   Smith County

County Courthouse
Smith County Courthouse Main St; PO Box 39 Raleigh, MS 39153 Phone: 601.782.9811 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1912 and court records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, land and military records from 1892.

Parent County
1833--Smith County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Raleigh

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
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Covington
 * Jasper
 * Jones
 * Newton
 * Rankin
 * Scott
 * Simpson

Census

 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * Men from Smith 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 Smith County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company B - Nixon’s Company
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Lowry Rifles
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Yankee Terrors
 * Company C - True Confederates [also listed as Co. D]

Taxation

 * 1834-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1912-1920 - Smith County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1912-1920. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Smith 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.