Walthall County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States Mississippi   Walthall County

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

County Courthouse
Walthall County Courthouse PO box 351; Tylertown, MS 39667 Phone: 601.876.3553 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1914. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court and land records from 1914.

Parent County
1910--Walthall County was created 16 March 1910 from Marion and Pike Counties. County seat: Tylertown

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

 * Lawrence
 * Lincoln
 * Marion
 * Pike
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Darbun

Maps

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

Marriage

 * 1914-1926 - Walthall County Marriage Books 1-3 Index 1914-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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

Websites

 * Walthall 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.