Alcorn County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi   Alcorn County

County Courthouse
Alcorn County Courthouse PO Box 112; Corinth, MS 38834-0112 Phone: 601.286.7702 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records from 1913. Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1860.

Parent County
1870--Alcorn County was created 15 April 1870 from Tippah and Tishomingo Counties. County seat:  Corinth

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1643-1947) 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

 * Hardeman County, Tennessee
 * Hardin County, Tennessee
 * McNairy County, Tennessee
 * Prentiss
 * Tippah
 * Tishomingo

Census

 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company I.
 * - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company I.

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War Battles were fought in Alcorn County:


 * April 29-June 10, 1862 = Corinth
 * October 3-4, 1862 = Corinth


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Taxation

 * 1870-1892 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1867-1895 - Alcorn County Marriage Index 1867-1895 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

 * Alcorn 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.