Warren County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Joseph Warren. Warren County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse P.O. Box 351 Vicksburg, MS 39181-0351 Phone: 601-636-4415 Warren County Website Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records. Clerk Circuit 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:

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 $
 * 1810 Claiborne and Warren Territorial census returns at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1816 Territorial Census Returns 1816 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State Census Returns 1845 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1866 State Census Returns 1866 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1870 State Census Returns 1970 - Warren 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

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Vicksburg

Court Records

 * 1810-1940 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1810-1971 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1856-1894 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & 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
 * 1936-1942 Ex-Slave narratives 1936-1942 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

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
 * 1812-1951 Military grave registrations - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1838-1845 Register of military commissions - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845-1860 Register of military commissions - Warren 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


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company F - Hill City Cadets
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company G - Cowan’s Battery
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry)
 * Company - King Cotton Guards
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry)
 * Company E - King Cotton Guards
 * Company G - Jefferson Davis Guards, Jeff Davis Guards, &amp; aka Manlove’s Company
 * Company H - Vicksburg Volunteers
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company E - Vicksburg Cadets (formerly Hill City Cadets, Co. F, 10th MS Infantry)
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Vicksburg Sharpshooters (also listed as Co. E)

Civil War Battles The following Civil War Battles were fought in Warren County


 * April 29-May 1, 1863 Snyder’s Bluff also known as Snyder’s Mill
 * May 17, 1863 Big Black River Bridge
 * May 18-July 4, 1863 Vicksburg
 * December 26-29, 1862 Chickasaw Bayou also known as Chickasaw Bluffs, Walnut Hills


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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
 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


 * 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

 * 1813-1900  at FamilySearch - index and images - incomplete
 * 1810-1900 County Tax records 1810-1900 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images
 * 1813 Territorial tax rolls 1813 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1814 Territorial tax rolls 1814 - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1815 Territorial tax rolls 1815  - Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1817 Territorial tax rolls 1817 -  Warren County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1810-1928 Warren County Marriage Books A-R, 1-33 Index 1810-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 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

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

Societies
Vicksburg Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1161 Vicksburg, MS 39181 Website

Websites

 * 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.