Itawamba County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Itawamba 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 Levi Colbert (Itawamba). The County has Fulton as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Itawamba County Courthouse 201 W Main St; PO Box 776; Fulton, MS 38843 Phone: 662.862.3421 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records.

History
The Itawamba County Courthouse was built ca. 1852 with a major redesign during 1972.

Parent County
1836--Itawamba County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Fulton

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.

Over the years, lands in Itawamba County were transferred to three different counties – Tishomingo, Prentiss and Lee. Lee County, formerly embraced within the limits of Itawamba and Pontotoc counties, was established October 26, 1866 with the largest portion of its land coming from Itawamba County (a strip ten miles wide off western Itawamba County, from north to south). The old Itawamba lands east of the line between Ranges 5 and Ranges 6 (old Itawamba-Pontotoc county line) for ten miles went to the new county. This included many old Itawamba County towns such as Baldwyn, Guntown, Saltillo, Tupelo, Verona and Shannon.

On April 15, 1870, Tishomingo County was split into three counties – Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo. At this time a strip running east to west three miles wide along the northern border of Itawamba went to the counties of Tishomingo and Prentiss. The former Itawamba County lands going to Tishomingo County included thirty square miles. The former Itawamba County lands going to Prentiss County included thirty-six square miles

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

Populated Places

 * Fulton
 * Mantachie
 * Tremont

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin County, Alabama
 * Lee
 * Marion County, Alabama
 * Monroe
 * Prentiss
 * Tishomingo

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 $


 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1860 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 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


 * Men from Itawamba 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 Itawamba County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company B - Mooresville Darts
 * Company I - Rifle Scouts
 * Company K - Mississippi Yankee Hunters
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles [also listed as Co. D]
 * Company G - Fulton Guards [also listed as Co. B]
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Mooresville Blues
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C – Town Creek Riflemen
 * Company E – Calhoun Rifles
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)
 * Company A - Davis’ Company
 * Company D - Kohlheim’s Company
 * Company E - Story’s Company
 * Company F - Hankins’ Company
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Insurgents
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Griffin’s Company
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Brown’s Company
 * Company C - Pardue’s Company
 * - 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company F - Shackelford’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company F - Shackelford’s Company
 * Company G - Duke’s Company, aka Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts

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

 * 1838-1887 -, 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 $
 * 1837-1853 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 1 thru 4 Index 1837-1853. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853-1877 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 5 thru 7 Index 1853-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1887 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1877-1887. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887-1893 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 10 and 11 Index 1887-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1910-1917 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1910-1917. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1902-1909 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1902-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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

The Itawamba Historical Society,

PO Box 7, Mantachie, MS 38855

(Telephone: 662-282-7664)

The George Poteet History Center, a state-of-the-art 2,400 square foot facility located at the corner of Church Street and Museum Drive in Mantachie, houses the Itawamba Historical Society's Gordon McFerrin Auditorium. Also located in this facility are the society's general offices and the Gaither Spradling Research Library.

The library's holdings include more than 1,600 volumes of research material devoted not only to Itawamba County, but most all southern states as well. The society subscribes to more than 30 regional genealogical publications. The library's collections also includes general history and general genealogical areas a large microform collection, archival materials and family history files.

Websites

 * Itawamba County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Itawamba County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The Itawamba Historical Society
 * The Itawamba Historical Society