Yazoo County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for the Yazoo River. Yazoo County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yazoo County Courthouse PO Box 68 Yazoo City, MS 39194 Phone: 601-746-2213 Yazoo Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1845, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1823 and newspapers.

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

 * 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 $
 * 1823-1824 at FamilySearch
 * 1825  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1880  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Genealogies
Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County: A Revised Compilation of Family Histories, by Sammie Giles, Jr. Available on-line in its entirety at Google Books.

Land and Property Records
1824-1900 Deed records (Yazoo County, Mississippi), 1824-1900; deed index, 1824-1897 Can be viewed on microfilm.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 1785-1918 Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Yazoo County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
War with Mexico 
 * 1846-1848  at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Yazoo Minute Rifles
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company B - Herrod’s Battery, aka Vaughan Rebels
 * Company I - Bowman’s Battery
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - John M. Sharps, aka Yazoo Rebels
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - Satartia Rifles (also listed as Co. G)

World War I 
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


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

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.

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

 * 1823-1896  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1845-1917 Yazoo County Marriage Books A-Z Index 1845-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Museums
Yazoo Historical Society Museum 332 N. Main Street Yazoo City, MS 39194-4253 Phone: 662-746-2273 Website

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mississippi GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Yazoo County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * – 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.