Greene County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Nathanael Greene. Greene County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse P.O. Box 610 Leakesville, MS 39451 Phone: 601-394-2377 Greene County Website Clerk Chancery Court has court, land and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 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 $


 * 1816  at  FamilySearch.
 * 1820  at FamilySearch.
 * 1825  at FamilySearch.
 * 1830  at FamilySearch.
 * 1845  at FamilySearch.
 * 1853  at FamilySearch.
 * 1880  at FamilySearch.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company D - Stevens’ Company
 * - 17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company F - Stevens’ Company

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch
 * 1878-1927 Record of wills, vol. 1, 1878-1927

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

 * 1812-1897  at FamilySearch
 * 1813-1814  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 - at FamilySearch for various counties — index and images
 * 1874-1924 Greene County Marriage Books 1-6 Index 1874-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies
Greene County Museum & Historical Society P.O. Box 871 Leakeville, MS 39451 Phone: 601-394-4343 Email: [mailto:museum@tds.net museum@tds.net] Facebook

Websites

 * Greene County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Greene County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this 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.