Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Hinds 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 Hinds. The County has Jackson and Raymond as its seat and the County was created 1821. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hinds County Courthouse PO Box 686; Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601.968.6237 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1823 and court records from 1930. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records.

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

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

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

African Americans
An Index to Hinds County Mississippi, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts. by Mabel Green Crushshon. 90 pages FHL book: 976.251 F22c

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 $


 * 1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Jackson

Episcopal
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond


 * 1867-1885 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Baptism Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867-1895 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Marriage Index 1867-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton


 * 1869-1885 - St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton, Baptism Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Education

 * Millsaps College Yearbooks - back issues of the yearbook are available at the Internet Archive. Time span is approximately 1905-2010.
 * Millsaps College Catalogs - older issues provide details on where alumni are living.
 * 1895-1896 | 1898-1899 | 1899-1900 | 1900-1901 | 1901-1902 | 1902-1903 | 1903-1904 | 1905-1906 | 1906-1907 | 1907-1908 | 1908-1909 | 1909-1910 | 1910-1911 | 1911-1912 | 1912-1913 | 1913-1914 | 1914-1915 | 1915-1916 | 1916-1917 | 1918-1919 | 1920-1921 | (plus many more up to about 2004)
 * Major Notes, 1955-1970 issues - the alumni publication of the college. There is an index available at the Millsaps College Library Archives that spans 1955-1997.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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


 * 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.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000)
 * Company D - (Brownsville Terribles)
 * Company H - (Raymond Minute Men)
 * - 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]

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War Battles were fought in Hinds County


 * May 12, 1863 = Raymond


 * May 14, 1863 = Jackson


 * May 16, 1863 = Champion Hill also known as Bakers Creek


 * May 17, 1863 = Big Black River Bridge [6]


 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

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

 * 1822-1891 -, 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 $


 * 1870-1901 Marriages, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1870-1901 : First Judicial Dist., Jackson, Mississippiv. 1. 1870-1882 -- v. 2. 1882-1894 -- v. 3. 1894-1901
 * 1836-1916 - Hinds County Marriage Books 1-24 Index 1836-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1854-1937 Hinds County, Mississippi marriage records : 1854 through 1937
 * 1823-1848 Hinds County, Mississippi, marriage records, 1823-1848 Viewable

Voter Registration

 * Hinds County voter registration poll books, 1878-1940

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

Family History Centers

 * Jackson Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Hinds County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Hinds County, MSGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.