Yalobusha County, Mississippi Genealogy

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



Description
This county was named with a Native American word meaning "tadpole place". Yalobusha County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yalobusha County Courthouse District 1 14400 Main Street P.O. Box 260 Coffeeville, MS 38922 Phone: 662-675-2716 Fax: 662-675-8004 Yalobusha County Courthouse District 2 201 Blackmur Drive P.O. Box 664 Water Valley, MS 38965-0664 Phone: 662-473-2091 Fax: 662-473-3622 Yalobusha County Website Clerk Chancery Court in Water Valley has divorce, probate, court and land records. Clerk Circuit Court in Coffeyville has marriage records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
USGenWeb Census Project Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

State Census
 * 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 $
 * 1845 State Census Returns 1845 - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Mississippi Baptist Preachers
 * A Complete History of Mississippi Baptists: From the Earliest Times, volume 1

Court Records

 * 1834-1870 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1871 (*); Police Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1834-1901 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1880-1889 (*); Board of Supervisors at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1863-1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1942 Ex-Slave narratives 1936-1942 - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Funeral Homes

 * Serenity Funeral Homes of North MS in Water Valley.
 * Seven Oaks Funeral Home, Inc. in Water Valley.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1785-1918 Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Yalobusha County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGenWeb Mississippi Digital Historical Map Project: http://www.usgwarchives.net/maps/mississippi/

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1839-1845  Register of military commissions - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 *  1860 Register of military commissions 1860 - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1917-1951 Military grave registrations - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Mexican-American War 
 * 1846-1848  How to Use this Collection;  at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free inbdex
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1939 Civil War records 1936-1939 - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters
 * Company C - Capt. Leigh’s Independent Company
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company D - Tillatoba Grays
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (became the 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry)
 * Company - Dixie Boys
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry)
 * Company D - Dixie Boys
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans (Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s)
 * Company F - Reason’s Company
 * Company I - Eskridge’s Company
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Richmond’s Company
 * Company F - Kennedy’s Company
 * Company K - Barksdale’s Rangers
 * - 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company C - Duff Guards
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's))
 * Company C - Duff Guards

World War I 
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Other Records
 State Archives
 * 1820-1951   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete - Topics covered: Ex Slave Narratives, list of military veterans,  Military grave registrations, Naturalizations and some Land records.

Voter List
 * 1871-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1834-1870 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1895 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1834-1901 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1958 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1971 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1860-1882 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1911 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1834-1899  at FamilySearch - index and images - incomplete
 *  1834-1899 County Tax records - Yalobusha County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1847-1919 Yalobusha County Marriage Books A-H Index 1847-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943 at at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive - images of index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Booneville Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Columbus Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Oxford Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Senatobia Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Tupelo Mississippi FamilySearch Center

Societies
Yalobusha County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 258 Coffeeville, MS 38922-0258 Facebook

Websites

 * 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.
 * Yalobusha County Mississippi Genealogy and History Network
 * Yalobusha County, Mississippi Genweb
 * – 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.