Union County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for re-union of Mississippi and the other Confederate states after the Civil War. The County has New Albany as its seat and the County was created 1870. The County is located in the north area of the state.

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 109 Main St E; PO Box 847 New Albany, MS 38652-0000 Phone: 662.534.1900 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and court records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

Parent County
1870--Union County was created 7 July 1870 from Pontotoc and Tippah Counties. County seat: New Albany

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1882--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Lafayette
 * Lee
 * Marshall
 * Pontotoc
 * Prentiss
 * Tippah

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images

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


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


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1873-1898 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1878-1916 - Union County Marriage Books 3-16 Index 1878-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Union County Historical Society 114 Cleveland St New Albany 38652-4050

Mississippi Dept of Archives and History PO Box 571 200 North Street Jackson, MS 39205 Telephone Number: 601-576-6876 website

Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 434 Tupelo, MS 38801 website

See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Union County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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. Select the state, then the county.