Attala County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Attala 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 Atala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel of the same name by François-René de Chateaubriand. The County has Kosciusko as its seat and the County was created 1833. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Attala County Courthouse 230 W Washington Street Kosciusko, MS 39090-0000 Phone: 662.289.2921 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records and old newspapers.

Parent County
1833--Attala County was created 23 December 1833 as part of the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Kosciusko

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1643-1947) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1858, 1860, 1896-- Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Choctaw
 * Holmes
 * Leake
 * Madison
 * Montgomery
 * Neshoba
 * Winston
 * Yazoo

Cemeteries

 * Attala County, Mississippi cemeteries

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 $

State Census

 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Federal Census

 * 1840 Census Index, Attala County, Mississippi USGenWeb Archives
 * 1850 Census Index, Attala County, Mississippi Surame index only. USGenWeb Archives
 * Attala County Index for 1850 Census, First and Last Names, Ages, Birthplace, and Census Page Numbers. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A - Blai
 * Surnames Blai - Cok
 * Surnames Col - Eak
 * Surnames Eaki - Hac
 * Surnames Hadd - Jen
 * Surnames Jenk - Man
 * Surnames Mann - Oli
 * Surnames Oliv - Roy
 * Surnames Roya - Swe
 * Surnames Swea - Wil
 * Surnames Will - Zol


 * 1850 Mortality Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * 1850 Slave Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * 1860 Mortality Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * 1870 Mortality Schedule MSGenWeb Project
 * Further information on the 1850 Census by township and family is available at USGenWeb Archives Scroll down to 1850 Census. Township records begin after the alphabetical index.

Church Records

 * First Constitution of Doty Springs (Baptist) Church MSGenWeb Project

Court

 * 1864-1865 Attala County Descriptive Register MSGenWeb Project

Land and Property

 * Deed records, 1858-1900; index, 1858-1901


 * Mississippi Land Patents Database, Attala County - USGenWeb Archives
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)
 * 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
 * 1892-1946 - Confederate pension and census records, 1892-1946
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1921-1936 - Confederate Pension Board minutes, 1921-1936


 * Men from Attala 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 Attala County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company F - Shipp’s Company
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company - Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company B - Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Attala Yellow Jackets
 * Company K - Center Marksmen
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Love’s Company
 * Company I - Turner’s Company
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Buford’s Company

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * Mississippi Index World War II Enlistees Listed by County USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Selected Attala County Obituaries Scroll down to Obituaries heading. USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images
 * Attala County, Mississippi index to wills, 1860-1990
 * Probate records, 1858-1934
 * John B Allen Estate MSGenWeb Project
 * Will of Lucy Duly USGenWeb Archives

Taxation

 * 1835-1892 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * Attala County 1835 Tax List MSGenWeb Project
 * Attala County 1854 Tax List, "E" Surnames MSGenWeb Project

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 $
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1892-1926 - Attala County Marriage Books G-O Index 1892-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1967 Marriage records, 1892-1951; marriage index, 1892-1967
 * 1881 Attala County Marriages, December 1881 MSGenWeb Project
 * 1884 Attala County Marriages, December 1884 MSGenWeb Project
 * Attala County Marriage Index USGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1884 Attala County Deaths 1884 MSGenWeb Project

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

Attala Historical Society Mary Ricks Thornton Cultural Center], P. O. Box 127, Kosciusko, MS 39090

Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society P.O. Box 434, Tupelo, MS 38801 Facebook

Websites

 * Attala County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mississippi Genealogy and History Network — Attala County
 * Attala County, MSGenWeb Project
 * Attala County, USGenWeb Archives