Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi   Hinds County

County Courthouse
Hinds County Courthouse PO Box 686; Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601.968.6237 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1823 and court records from 1930. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records.

Parent County
1821--Hinds County was created 12 February 1821 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Jackson

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

 * Claiborne
 * Copiah
 * Madison
 * Rankin
 * Simpson
 * Warren
 * Yazoo

Census

 * 1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Jackson

Episcopal
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond


 * 1867-1885 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Baptism Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867-1895 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Marriage Index 1867-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton


 * 1869-1885 - St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton, Baptism Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1895 - St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton, Marriage Index 1869-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Education

 * Millsaps College Yearbooks - back issues of the yearbook are available at the Internet Archive. Time span is approximately 1905-2010.
 * Millsaps College Catalogs - older issues provide details on where alumni are living.
 * 1895-1896 | 1898-1899 | 1899-1900 | 1900-1901 | 1901-1902 | 1902-1903 | 1903-1904 | 1905-1906 | 1906-1907 | 1907-1908 | 1908-1909 | 1909-1910 | 1910-1911 | 1911-1912 | 1912-1913 | 1913-1914 | 1914-1915 | 1915-1916 | 1916-1917 | 1918-1919 | 1920-1921 | (plus many more up to about 2004)
 * Major Notes, 1955-1970 issues - the alumni publication of the college. There is an index available at the Millsaps College Library Archives that spans 1955-1997.

Maps

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

Civil War

 * Men from Hinds 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 Hinds County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000)
 * Company D - (Brownsville Terribles)
 * Company H - (Raymond Minute Men)
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company D - Mississippi Rifles [also listed as Co. G]
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company A - Ridley’s Battery, aka Jackson Light Artillery
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry]
 * Company - Jackson Boys [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry]
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Minute Men
 * Company K [sic] - Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company A - Jackson Boys [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Downing Rifles
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Fencibles [also listed as Co. A]

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War Battles were fought in Hinds County


 * May 12, 1863 = Raymond


 * May 14, 1863 = Jackson


 * May 16, 1863 = Champion Hill also known as Bakers Creek


 * May 17, 1863 = Big Black River Bridge


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Taxation

 * 1822-1891 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1836-1916 - Hinds County Marriage Books 1-24 Index 1836-1916 in International Genealogical Index 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
 * Jackson Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Hinds County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Hinds County, MSGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.