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Guide to Itawamba 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 Levi Colbert (Itawamba). The County has Fulton as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

The Itawamba County Courthouse was built ca. 1852 with a major redesign during 1972.

County Courthouse
Itawamba County Courthouse 201 W Main St; PO Box 776; Fulton, MS 38843 Phone: 662.862.3421 Itawamba County Courthouse
 * Itawamba County Courthouse 201 W Main St; PO Box 776; Fulton, MS 38843 Phone: 662.862.3421 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records.

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
 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch
 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch
 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch
 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch
 * 1860 -, courtesy: FamilySearch
 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company B - Mooresville Darts
 * Company I - Rifle Scouts
 * Company K - Mississippi Yankee Hunters
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry(New)
 * Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles [also listed as Co. D]
 * Company G - Fulton Guards [also listed as Co. B]
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Mooresville Blues
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C – Town Creek Riflemen
 * Company E – Calhoun Rifles
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)
 * Company A - Davis’ Company
 * Company D - Kohlheim’s Company
 * Company E - Story’s Company
 * Company F - Hankins’ Company
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Insurgents
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Griffin’s Company
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Brown’s Company
 * Company C - Pardue’s Company
 * - 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company F - Shackelford’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company F - Shackelford’s Company
 * Company G - Duke’s Company, aka Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

Tax Records

 * 1838-1887 -, courtesy: FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry
 * 1837-1853 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 1 thru 4 Index 1837-1853. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1853-1877 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 5 thru 7 Index 1853-1877. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1887 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1877-1887. Batches and  at FamilySearch
 * 1887-1893 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 10 and 11 Index 1887-1893. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1910 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 12 and 13 Index 1893-1910. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1902-1909 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1902-1909. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1910-1917 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1910-1917. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry

Societies

 * The Itawamba Historical Society, PO Box 7, Mantachie, MS 38855 (Telephone: 662-282-7664)
 * The George Poteet History Center, a state-of-the-art 2,400 square foot facility located at the corner of Church Street and Museum Drive in Mantachie, houses the Itawamba Historical Society's Gordon McFerrin Auditorium. Also located in this facility are the society's general offices and the Gaither Spradling Research Library. The library's holdings include more than 1,600 volumes of research material devoted not only to Itawamba County, but most all southern states as well. The society subscribes to more than 30 regional genealogical publications. The library's collections also includes general history and general genealogical areas a large microform collection, archival materials and family history files.

Websites

 * Itawamba County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Itawamba County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The Itawamba Historical Society
 * – 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.