Yalobusha County, Mississippi Genealogy

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Parent County
1833--Yalobusha County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Water Valley

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Grenada
 * Lafayette
 * Panola
 * Tallahatchie

Military

 * Civil War service men from Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County.


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters
 * Company C - Capt. Leigh’s Independent Company
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company D - Tillatoba Grays
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry]
 * Company - Dixie Boys
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company D - Dixie Boys
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company F - Reason’s Company
 * Company I - Eskridge’s Company

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog