Simpson County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Simpson County

County Courthouse
109 W Pine Ave; PO Box 367 Mendenhall, MS 39114 Phone: 601.847.2626 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records; Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records 1880, some probate and land records

Parent County
1824--Simpson County was created 23 January 1824 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Mendenhall

Neighboring Counties

 * Copiah
 * Covington
 * Hinds
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lawrence
 * Rankin
 * Smith

Cemeteries
Almost all cemeteries have been indexed and can be found at US GenWeb at the following link.

http://theusgenweb.org/ms/simpson/cemetery.htm

Census

 * 1823-1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Land
The original land grants can be found at Bureau of Land Records website at www.glorecords.blm.gov.

Military

 * Civil War service men from Simpson 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 Simpson County.


 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [aka 45th Missisippi Infantry/ Hardcastle's/Williams']
 * Company A - Duncan Riflemen
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company H - Simpson Fencibles

Taxation

 * 1824-1900 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. http://theusgenweb.org/ms/simpson/