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

Description
The County was named for Benjamin G. Humphreys. The County has Belzoni as its seat and the County was created 1918. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Humphreys County Courthouse PO Box 547 Belzoni, MS 39038 Phone: 662.247.1740 Humphreys County Courthouse]
 * Humphreys County Courthouse PO Box 547 Belzoni, MS 39038 Phone: 662.247.1740 Clerk Circuit Court has birth and marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records from 1918.

Census Records

 * 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 $

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
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

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

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch.org — 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 $

Websites

 * USGenWeb Humphreys County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Humphreys County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * – 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.