Chickasaw County, Mississippi Genealogy

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Parent County
1836--Chickasaw County was created 9 February 1836 from the Choctaw Cession. County records are located in Houston and Okolona. County seat:  Houston

Record Loss
1863--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Clay
 * Lee
 * Monroe
 * Pontotoc
 * Webster

Military

 * Civil War service men from Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company B - Johnson Partisans
 * Company G - Isbell’s Company
 * Company I - Clarke’s Company
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Barry Guards
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company L - Williams’ Company
 * - 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company E - Walker’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company E - Walker’s Company
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Chickasaw Mounted Guards
 * - Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company H - Chickasaw Rangers
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company H - Chickasaw Rangers
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Prairie Rifles, aka Prairie Rifleman
 * Company H - Chickasaw Guards

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog