Issaquena County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named with a Choctaw word meaning "Deer River". Issaquena County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Issaquena County Courthouse P.O. Box 27 Mayersville, MS 39113 Phone: 662-873-2761 Issaquena County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1866, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1850.

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
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

State Census
 * 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] $
 * 1866 State Census Returns 1866 - Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1870 State Census Returns 1870 - Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State Census Returns 1880 - Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1849-1879 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1849-1904 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1863-1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1914-1941 Military grave registrations - Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Mexican-American War 
 * 1846-1848  How to Use this Collection;  at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1939 Civil war records a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War -  Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Other Records
 State Archives
 * 1820-1951   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete - Topics covered: Ex Slave Narratives, list of military veterans,  Military grave registrations, Naturalizations and some Land records.

VOTER List
 * 1871-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1845-1944 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1849-1879 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1849-1952 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1844-1893 County Tax rolls (1844-1893) - Issaquena County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866-1879 Issaquena County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1866-1879. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1882 Issaquena County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1875-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1889 Issaquena County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1882-1889. Batches  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1899 Issaquena County Marriage Books 9 and 10 Index 1892-1899. Batches  at FamilySearch
 * 1899-1907 Issaquena County Marriage Books 11 and 12 Index 1899-1907. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1907-1915 Issaquena County Marriage Books 13 and 14 Index 1907-1915. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Greenville Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Jackson Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Monroe Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Raytown Mississippi FamilySearch Center


 * Brandon Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Issaquena County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * 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 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.