Humphreys County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi    Humphreys County

County Courthouse
Humphreys County Courthouse PO Box 547 Belzoni, MS 39038 Phone: 662.247.1740 Clerk Circuit Court has birth and marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records from 1918.

Parent County
1918--Humphreys County was created 28 March 1918 from Holmes, Washington, Yazoo and Sunflower Counties. County seat: Belzoni

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

 * Holmes
 * Leflore
 * Sharkey
 * Sunflower
 * Washington
 * Yazoo

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

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

 * Humphreys 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.