Prentiss County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Prentiss County

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

County Courthouse
Prentiss County Courthouse PO Box 477; Booneville, MS 38829-0477 Phone: 662.728.8151 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870 and land records from 1836. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1870---Prentiss County was created 15 April 1870 from Tishomingo County. County seat: Booneville

Record Loss
1912--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn
 * Itawamba
 * Lee
 * Tippah
 * Tishomingo
 * Union

Census

 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Booneville

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Prentiss County


 * June 10, 1864 = Brice's Cross Roads, also known as Tishomingo Creek


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Taxation

 * 1870-1898 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Booneville Mississippi Family History Center