Tate County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Tate 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 Thomas Simpson Tate, one of the first prominent American settlers of the area. The County has Senatobia as its seat and the County was created 1873. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tate County Courthouse 201 Ward St; Senatobia, MS 38668 Phone: 662.562.5661 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1873. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court, and land records from 1873.

Parent County
1873--Tate County was created 15 April 1873 from Marshall, Tunica and DeSoto Counties. County seat: Senatobia

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * DeSoto
 * Lafayette
 * Marshall
 * Panola
 * Tunica

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.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Sarah

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

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

 * 1874-1875, 1887-1889 -, 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 $
 * 1873-1917 - Tate County Marriage Books 1-16 Index 1873-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Tate County MS Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 974 Senatobia MS 38668-0974 Website

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

Family History Centers

 * Senatobia Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Tate 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.