Greene County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Nathanael Greene. The County has Leakesville as its seat and the County was created 1811. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse PO Box 610 Leakesville, MS 39451 Phone: 601.394.2377  Clerk Chancery Court has court, land and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1811--Greene County was created 9 December 1811 from Amite, Franklin and Wayne. County seat: Leakesville

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
1875--Some records were lost in a fire.

Neighboring Counties

 * George
 * Mobile County, Alabama
 * Perry
 * Washington County, Alabama
 * Wayne

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1820 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1830 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images


 * Men from Greene 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 Greene County.


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

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images
 * Record of wills, vol. 1, 1878-1927 Viewable

Taxation

 * 1812-1897 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1813-1814 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. (browse under Greene, Wayne)

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1874-1924 - Greene County Marriage Books 1-6 Index 1874-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Greene County Museum & Historical Society, P.O. Box 871, Leakeville, MS 39451 Telephone 601-394-4343

Websites

 * Greene County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.