Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

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.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Jackson

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.

Civil War
Civil War service 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 was fought in Hinds County


 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Jackson Mississippi Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Hinds County, MSGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.