Claiborne County, Mississippi Genealogy

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



Description
The county is named for Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (c1775-1817). The County is located in the west area of the state.

County Courthouse
Claiborne County Courthouse PO Box 449 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Phone: 601-437-4992 Claiborne County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1816, divorce records from 1856, probate and court records from 1802.

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:

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 $
 * 1810  at FamilySearch
 * 1816  at FamilySearch
 * 1822  at FamilySearch
 * 1823  at FamilySearch
 * 1825  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1866  at FamilySearch
 * 1870  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson


 * 1828-1885 First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson, Baptism Index 1828-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1895 First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson, Marriage Index 1828-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

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 index free
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry index free
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company C - Port Gibson Riflemen, aka Port Gibson Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company F - Port Gibson Riflemen
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company K - Abbay’s Battery
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry)
 * Company F - Claiborne Volunteers
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Magruder’s Partisan Rangers
 * Company D - McLean’s Company
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company H - Claiborne Guards (also listed as Co. K)

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battles were fought in Claiborne County


 * April 29, 1863 Grand Gulf
 * May 1, 1863 Port Gibson also known as Thompson’s Hill
 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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

 * 1802-1900  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1800s Claiborne County, Mississippi Marriage Project. MSGenWeb
 * 1805-1919 Claiborne County Marriage Books 1-21 Index 1805-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 - at FamilySearch for various counties — index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index

Societies

 * Claiborne – Jefferson County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1017 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Website

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Claiborne County, Mississippi project. Has 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.