Tippah County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for a Chickasaw word meaning "cut off." It was taken from the creek of the same name. Tippah County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tippah County Courthouse PO Box 99 Ripley, MS 38663 Phone: 662-837-7374 Tippah County Website Clerk Chancery Court or Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1856.

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:

Biographies

 * Mississippi, Tippah County Family Histories, 1810-1941 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

State Census
 * 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 $
 * 1841 State Census Returns 1841 - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State Census Returns 1845 - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1866 State Census Returns 1866 - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State Census Returns 1880 - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1849-1880 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1851-1856 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1876-1883 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Genealogies
Genealogies'
 * 1810-1941   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;  images only

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1775-1951 Military grave registrations - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1837-1860 Register of military commissions - Tippah County Collection 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
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1939 Civil War records 1936-1939 - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company K - Beauregard Relief
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans (Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s)
 * Company E - McDowell’s Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company A - Citizen Guards
 * Company K - Pettus Rangers
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B – O’Connor Rifles
 * Company D – Joe Matthews
 * Company F – Magnolia Rifles
 * Company L – Liberty Guards
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company F - Tippah Highlanders
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Daniel’s Company
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Forrest Cavalry, aka Ford’s Company
 * Company B - Hovis’ Company
 * Company C - Green’s Company
 * Company D - Holcomb’s Company
 * Company E - Buncomb’s Fighting Cocks, aka Rogers’ Company
 * Company F - Duncan’s Company
 * Company G - Stancill’s Company, aka Garrett’s Company, and aka White’s Company
 * Company H - Wheeler’s Company, aka Polk’s/Park’s Company
 * Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company
 * Company L - Garrett’s Company
 * - 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Hatchie Tigers

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

Other Records
County Records
 * 1836-1923   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;

 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 Mississippi Tippah County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

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

 * 1836-1896  at FamilySearch - index and images - incomplete
 *  1836-1896 + 1 box County Tax records - Tippah County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1858-1899 Tippah County Marriages 1858-1899. Courtesy: MSGenWeb
 * 1858-1918 Tippah County Marriage Books 1-10 Index 1858-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive - images of index

Museums

 * Tippah County Historical Museum 106 Siddell Street Rippley, MS 38663 Phone: 662-837-3353 Email: [mailto:tcdf@dixie-net.com tcdf@dixie-net.com] Facebook

Societies
Tippah County Historical and Genealogical Society 308 North Commerce Street Ripley, MS 38663 (662) 587-2389 Email: [mailto:tippahhistoricalsociety@gmail.com tippahhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Tippah County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mississippi GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – 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.