Attala County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Atala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel of the same name by François-René de Chateaubriand. Attala County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Attala County Courthouse 230 W Washington Street Kosciusko, MS 39090-0000 Phone: 662-289-2921 Attala County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records and old newspapers.

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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

History Timeline
23 December 1833: Attala County becomes Mississippi's 16th county.

28 July 1858: The Attala County Courthouse burned down, and all county records were lost. (This is why no records before August 1858 can be found in Attala County.)

July 1860: Another Attala County Courthouse fire happened. (No records were burned in this fire; that said, there were few records since there because of the last fire.)

26 July 1896: The Attala County Courthouse caught on fire. (Only some records were lost now. Marriage records specifically were lost.)

Cemeteries

 * Attala County, Mississippi cemeteries

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840 1840 Census Index, Attala County, Mississippi USGenWeb Archives
 * 1850 1850 Census Index, Attala County, Mississippi Surname index only. USGenWeb Archives
 * Attala County Index for 1850 Census, First and Last Names, Ages, Birthplace, and Census Page Numbers. (USGenWeb Archives)


 * Further information on the 1850 Census by township and family is available at USGenWeb Archives Scroll down to 1850 Census. Township records begin after the alphabetical index.
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1850 1850 Slave Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * 1850 1850 Mortality Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * 1860  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 1860 Mortality Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * 1870 1870 Mortality Schedule MSGenWeb Project

State Census
 * 1841 State  census returns - Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State  census returns - Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State  census returns - Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index
 * First Constitution of Doty Springs (Baptist) Church MSGenWeb Project

Court Records

 * 1864-1865 Attala County Descriptive Register MSGenWeb Project

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

 * Deed records, 1858-1900; index, 1858-1901
 * Mississippi Land Patents Database, Attala County - USGenWeb Archives
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)
 * Family Maps of Attala County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1769-1951 Military grave registrations 1769-1951 - Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1836-1845 Register of Military Commissions 1836-1860 - Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1848-1860 Register of Military Commissions 1836-1860 - Attala County Collections 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
 * 1892-1946 Confederate pension and census records, 1892-1946
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1921-1936 Confederate Pension Board minutes, 1921-1936
 * 1936-1939 Civil war records a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War - Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company F - Shipp’s Company
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company - Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company B - Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Attala Yellow Jackets
 * Company K - Center Marksmen
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Love’s Company
 * Company I - Turner’s Company
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Buford’s Company

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

World War II 
 * Mississippi Index World War II Enlistees Listed by County USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Selected Attala County Obituaries Scroll down to Obituaries heading. USGenWeb Archives

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 Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1858-1934 Probate records, 1858-1934
 * 1860-1990 Attala County, Mississippi index to wills, 1860-1990
 * Will of Lucy Duly USGenWeb Archives
 * John B Allen Estate MSGenWeb Project

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.

Tax Records

 * 1835-1892 County Tax rolls 1835-1892  Attala County Collections at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1835 Attala County 1835 Tax List MSGenWeb Project
 * 1854 Attala County 1854 Tax List, "E" Surnames MSGenWeb Project

Birth
All birth records for the state of Mississippi must be ordered through the Mississippi Bureau of Vital Statistics. There is no separate database with any birth dates or birth certificates available.

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 for various counties - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1881 Attala County Marriages, December 1881 MSGenWeb Project
 * 1884 Attala County Marriages, December 1884 MSGenWeb Project
 * 1892-1926 Attala County Marriage Books G-O Index 1892-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1967 Marriage records, 1892-1951; marriage index, 1892-1967


 * Attala County Marriage Index USGenWeb Archives

Death
All death records for the state of Mississippi must be ordered through the Mississippi Bureau of Vital Statistics. There is no separate database with death dates or death certificates available, save the one listed below for people that died in Attala County in 1884.


 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1884 Attala County Deaths 1884 MSGenWeb Project
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies
Attala Historical Society Mary Ricks Thornton Cultural Center P. O. Box 127 Kosciusko, MS 39090 Website Facebook

Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society P.O. Box 434 Tupelo, MS 38801 Facebook

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mississippi Genealogy and History Network — Attala County
 * Attala County, MSGenWeb Project
 * Attala County, USGenWeb Archives
 * – 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.