Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy

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Parent County
1821--Hinds County was created 12 February 1821 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Jackson

Neighboring Counties

 * Claiborne
 * Copiah
 * Madison
 * Rankin
 * Simpson
 * Warren
 * Yazoo

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Jackson

Education

 * Millsaps College Yearbooks - back issues of the yearbook are available at the Internet Archive. Time span is approximately 1905-1968 (not all inclusive).

Military

 * Civil War service men from Hinds 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 Hinds County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company D - Mississippi Rifles [also listed as Co. G]
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company A - Ridley’s Battery, aka Jackson Light Artillery
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry]
 * Company - Jackson Boys [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry]
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Minute Men
 * Company K [sic] - Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company A - Jackson Boys [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Downing Rifles
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Fencibles [also listed as Co. A]

Web Sites

 * Hinds County, MSGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.