Winston County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Winston County

Guide to Winston County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Winston County Courthouse PO Box Drawer 69 Louisville, MS 39339 Phone: 662.773.3631 Clerk Chancery Court has court, probate and land records from 1834. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1833--Winston County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Louisville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Attala
 * Choctaw
 * Kemper
 * Leake
 * Neshoba
 * Noxubee
 * Oktibbeha

Census

 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * Men from Winston 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 Winston County.


 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - New Prospect Greys
 * Company E - Pettus Rebels
 * Company F - Winston Rifles
 * - Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company C - Metts’ Company
 * Company D - Perkins’ Company
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company D - Metts’ Company

Taxation

 * 1835-1868 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1834-1925 - Winston County Marriage Books 1-13 Index 1834-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Winston County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.